Hunter uncovers WWII munitions stash

The media reported on Wednesday that a Czech hunter stumbled across three tonnes of World War II munitions in a forest in the southwest of the country – the biggest such discovery in the region of South Bohemia over the last decade. A police spokeswoman revealed that the man had accidentally come across the 88 mm calibre ammunition, used for anti-aircraft guns, after finding a grenade nearby. The munitions were originally manufactured in Hungary or Germany. According to the ČTK news agency the munitions were buried on the spot by US troops during the war but later forgotten.

Author: Jan Velinger