Thousands of craters made by WWII bombs dropped by Allies on Nazi fuel sites are uncovered in Poland

Poland still bears the scars from thousands of bombs that hit the nation in WWII – and a new map has uncovered 6,000 of the impact sites. Researchers at the University of Silesia used LIDAR technology to map the Koźle Basin, allowing them to peer through vegetation and see impact sites across and deep within the ground. The craters ranged in size from 16 to 49 feet in diameter, with some parts found with up to 30 craters in just one acre of land. The craters are a reminder of the historical event, but the impact sites have also intertwined with nature over the past 75 years, turning into bodies of water and homes for wildlife. The bombs were dropped by Allied planes above Koźle Basin, which at the time of WWII was occupied by Nazi soldiers and home to a number of their fuel production plants.