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Even after the war they couldn't demolish it by blasting because even targeted explosions would have been enough to seriously harm everything around it. "Becau
by dsfyu404ed 8y ago
Even after the war they couldn't demolish it by blasting because even targeted explosions would have been enough to seriously harm everything around it.
"Because it seemed impossible to destroy Valentin by bombing it, the decision was made to destroy it by blasting. This idea was later abandoned because the blasting would have caused severe damage to the nearby villages of Rekum and Farge including the power-station in Farge. In 1960 the bunker was taken over by the German Navy, for use as a storage depot. "[1]
[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentin_submarine_pens#Post_war https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentin_submarine_pens#Post_w...