Heligoland
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Heligoland is a small archipelago in the North Sea, administratively part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. The islands are located in the Heligoland Bight in the southeastern corner of the N
Panoramic view over Heligoland from the highest point
Aerial photograph showing new fortifications in 1919
Heligoland about 1929–1930
Operation Big Bang
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Operation Big Bang or British Bang was the explosive destruction of bunkers and other military installations on the island of Heligoland. The explosion used 7400 tons of surplus World War II ammunitio
Blasting of the bunkers of Heligoland, seen from the neighboring island Düne
View of Heligoland before the destruction (circa 1920)
Huge blast crater on the south side of Heligoland, called Kringel (2020)