Explosive ordnance: Special features & curiosities in aerial photo analysis


Even more than 70 years after the end of the war, there are still numerous explosive ordnance items underground in the Federal Republic of Germany. These pose a considerable risk to the protection of public safety or public order. In addition to written sources, historical aerial photographs in particular are an essential medium for the reconstruction and spatial delimitation of areas potentially contaminated by explosive ordnance. As part of the [...]