A German City Was Evacuated To Defuse A Massive World War II Bomb On ChristmasThe aerial bomb, which was dropped by the British during World War II, was found last week during construction work.By by Julia ReinsteinBuzzFeed News ReporterPosted on December 27, 2016, 2:15 amTwitterFacebookLink More than 54,000 residents were evacuated from Augsburg, Germany, on Christmas in order to defuse a 1.8 ton bomb from World War II. The city announced the bomb's successful disarming, and the end of the evacuation, around 7 p.m. local time the same day. View this post on Facebook Facebook: augsburgbuergerinfo This isn't the first time an unexploded bomb has been found years after World War II — quite a few have been discovered in recent years, including in the UK, France, Japan, and many more in Germany. The town's mayor Kurt Gribl thanked the crew who worked to dismantle the bomb on Twitter: Kurt Gribl @politikurt #Fliegerbombe entschärft - diese mutigen Männer sind die wahren Helden dieses geschichtsträchtigen Tages. Von Herze… https://t.co/2XXzWl5qR0 06:37 PM - 25 Dec 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite "Aerial bomb disarmed. These brave men are the true heroes of this historic day. From the heart: Thank you," he said.