** A great story of post war mine clearing in Denmark, a little gem that I never heard of before**
German mine clearing in Denmark 1945-47
In the last years of the German occupation of Denmark nearly 1.500.000 antitank and antipersonnel mines were deployed, most along the coast or around German strong points inland. Compared with the amount of mines deployed in other occupied countries in Europe, this amount is actually quite small, but for any region 1.500.000 hidden explosive devices is still a tremendous prospect to deal with.
Some months before the liberation of Denmark the Allies decided to make the Germans clear their own minefields before they left the soon to be librated countries. This was decided for two main reasons, because the task of mine clearing was too dangerous for personnel who did not have any experience with German mine types and the ways they were employed, and because due to the amount of mines deploued, the task would have taken many years to complete if German engineers had not been assigned.
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