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Военное наследие
Военное наследие Латвия, Kurzeme

Папе: Авиационный полигон

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18.02.2010
Andris Maisiņš

Destroying munitions at the former Pape airfield

You can also find seven or eight craters in the forested dunes around the area. Some are full of water, and local livestock sometimes use these as drinking holes.
17.02.2010
Normunds Smaļinskis

False amber near Liepāja

In 1988, commanders at the Baltic War District ordered the destruction of some 500 phosphorous bombs that had been stored by the military since the end of World War II. According to regulations, the explosives were supposed to be dismantled, but it was decided instead to save time and effort and just blow the bombs up. This was done at the Pape airfield, which covered some 5,000 hectares.