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The Belgians have the same problem with a lot of the shells from the first war lying in the forests - only most of them are actually gas shells, slowly rusting.
by tomjen 18y ago
The Belgians have the same problem with a lot of the shells from the first war lying in the forests - only most of them are actually gas shells, slowly rusting.
- Luc 18y agoYup. DOVO, the Belgian army's demining service, still retrieves about 200 tons (i.e. 200,000 kg) of shells just from the small area in the northwest of the country where fighting was the heaviest. Accidents happen sometimes with farmers who dig up fosfor- or yperite - here's a picture of someone's hand 24h after touching some yperite (it's not pretty!): http://www.forumeerstewereldoorlog.nl/viewtopic.php?t=2325&sid=abc9d788e7e8a872ea36da690dcfe46b http://www.forumeerstewereldoorlog.nl/viewtopic.php?t=2325&#... . The caption says he used a handkerchief to wipe off his hand, which then also burnt his leg.