Overview
- Police responded after a WWII armor‑piercing shell was uncovered in a field near Pinzberg in Bavaria.
- Explosive ordnance experts reviewed photos, deemed the shell too risky to move, and ordered a controlled detonation on site.
- Authorities cleared a 200‑meter safety zone and evacuated 32 residents, with 13 taking shelter at the local fire station.
- Regional rail service between Forchheim and Ebermannstadt paused during the operation and resumed once the device was destroyed and removed.
- No injuries were reported, and the case underscores how decades‑old ordnance in Germany still disrupts communities until specialists make it safe.