The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Bombs away? Elbe evaporation leads to discovery of WWII munitions The uncharacteristically hot weather sweeping across Germany has broken records and almost sold the country out of cooling fans and beer bottles - but it has also unearthed a few secrets. https://www.thelocal.de/20180802/bombs-away-elbe-evaporation-leads-to-discovery-of-wwii-munitions Thu, 02 Aug 2018 18:49:03 +0200 bombs-away-elbe-evaporation-leads-to-discovery-of-wwii-munitions Large stash of WWII weapons explodes in pre-summer heat A 51-year-old man is under investigation after his possibly illegal collection of Second World War munitions exploded on Monday, setting off a major police operation. https://www.thelocal.de/20170530/large-stash-of-wwii-weapons-explodes-in-pre-summer-heat Tue, 30 May 2017 18:27:43 +0200 large-stash-of-wwii-weapons-explodes-in-pre-summer-heat Kids unearth forest cache of WW2 explosives Children playing in a forest in southern Germany stumbled upon a hidden munitions trove including hand grenades, ammunition and 17 kilograms of explosives, local media reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151119/kids-find-27-hand-grenades-17-kg-tnt-in-forest Thu, 19 Nov 2015 16:54:49 +0100 kids-find-27-hand-grenades-17-kg-tnt-in-forest