2026年1月14日，英国埃克斯茅斯码头和普利茅斯建筑工地分别发现了两枚未爆德国炸弹，其中埃克斯茅斯发现的重250公斤，普利茅斯发现的重50公斤1。这两枚炸弹均为德国鲁夫韦费轰炸机投下，根据历史记录推测分别落于1941年2月24-25日和3月21-22日1。英国陆军第11爆炸物处理团随即启动处理程序，动员爆炸物处理专家花费超36小时进行风险评估、安全转移和远海引爆操作1。
埃克斯茅斯地区的疏散范围达600米，涉及约2500处房产1；普利茅斯则疏散了150米半径内的所有建筑，包括一所学校1。2026年1月16日星期五凌晨，两枚炸弹先后在海上成功引爆——普利茅斯炸弹于5:13 AM引爆，埃克斯茅斯炸弹于8:13 AM在距海岸1.5英里处引爆1。整个处理过程未造成人员伤亡或财产损毁1。
这起事件距二战结束已有81年1。战争期间，鲁夫韦费向英国投下超6万吨炸弹，约十分之一未爆炸1。英国军方估计，平均每年约2000起处理任务都涉及未爆二战弹药1。
British explosive ordnance disposal specialists successfully neutralized two German bombs discovered in separate locations on January 14, 2026—81 years after they were dropped during World War II.1 One 250-kilogram bomb was found at Exmouth Docks, while a 50-kilogram device was uncovered at a Plymouth construction site.1 The UK Army's 11th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, working with the Royal Navy's Diving and Threat Exploitation Group, spent over 36 hours conducting risk assessments, safely relocating both munitions, and orchestrating their controlled detonation at sea with no casualties or property damage.1
The bombs were believed to have been dropped by German Luftwaffe aircraft during the early stages of the war—the Plymouth device likely fell during raids on March 21-22, 1941, while the Exmouth bomb probably landed on February 24-25, 1941.1 The discovery prompted significant evacuation operations in both locations, with approximately 2,500 properties cleared within a 600-meter radius around Exmouth Docks and all buildings within a 150-meter radius of the Plymouth site evacuated, including a local school.1 On January 16, 2026, the Plymouth bomb was detonated at sea at 5:13 AM, followed by the Exmouth device at 8:13 AM approximately 1.5 miles offshore.1
The finds underscore an ongoing challenge for Britain: the Luftwaffe dropped over 60,000 tons of ordnance on the country during the war, with roughly one-tenth failing to detonate.1 British military authorities estimate that approximately 2,000 unexploded World War II munitions are discovered and handled annually.1
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