A Soviet cannon, believed to have been lying in a river for more than 80 years, was found in Germany — Euronews
In the German city of Forst, located in the state of Brandenburg, specialists from the KMBD demining service carried out a unique operation—they recovered a Soviet cannon from World War II from the bottom of the Neisse-Lusatian River.
The dangerous find was discovered during routine work on the waterway near the border with Poland, about 20 kilometers from the city of Cottbus.
It was determined that the specialists retrieved a 76-millimeter Soviet M1943 infantry gun from the water.
Enrico Schnik, a representative of the KMBD, emphasized that the weapon was in relatively good condition because it had been buried under a thick layer of river silt and sand for decades.
“I don’t recall a similar find in our region,” noted Enrico Schnik, commenting on the condition of the recovered equipment.
Similar artifacts from World War II are still frequently found in various parts of Europe, but recovering such a large piece of equipment from a riverbed remains a rare occurrence.
After its successful recovery, the cannon was transported to a specialized KMBD facility in Kummersdorf. There, the weapon is scheduled to be deactivated or disposed of, as there are currently no plans to preserve it for a museum.
Euronews reports on this.
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