DaveOJ12 t1_iu5v843 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 7:50 PM

Tackling unexploded bombs seems risky.

quondam47 t1_iu6c7yu wrote on October 28, 2022 at 9:51 PM

The 35th one definitely was.

SteO153 OP t1_iu5xjfu wrote on October 28, 2022 at 8:06 PM

The detachment was formed by 3 people: him, his secretary, and his chauffeur :-)

JuzoItami t1_iu5ynxh wrote on October 28, 2022 at 8:14 PM

There was a great British TV series about forty years back called Danger UXB ("UXB" was the abbreviation for "unexploded bomb") about the guys who defused bombs in London during The Blitz. Worth seeking out

snow_michael t1_iu69k4l wrote on October 28, 2022 at 9:31 PM

It was so well written and acted, but massively understated the danger that these men faced on a weekly - even daily - basis

TacTurtle t1_iu6da7f wrote on October 28, 2022 at 9:59 PM

If you want an absolutely fascinating podcast, check out the Fighting Through Podcast, episode 13, it is an episode dedicated to some Blitz bomb disposal memoirs.

“Imagine the shock when your pick clangs against steel. You wonder if you have started the clock ticking. On your knees, you use a trowel to carefully uncover the bomb." - Brian Moss, Platoon Sergeant in 233 Field Company, Royal Engineers.