1 Kg upwards




UXB Sign found in a Kent police station







A typical German bomb sectioned showing fuze pocket 1 or 2 could be fitted to the larger 250Kg and above bombs,this example is the SD50Kg with a (25) fuze.









Sc 50 (op1666)







SC500 (Op1666)







Hermann 1,000Kg







Hermann , less fuze (RE Museum) Chatham







Typical markings on a Hermann , (RE Museum) Chatham







filler cap from a Hermann trawled up off Sark ,bomb was blown by Royal navy bomb disposal team 2007.






From Hermann trawled up off Sark 2007



Close up side view of filler cap







Side view of arming head , this attached to the bomb whilst in its rack







Front view of arming head







German arming unit







Arming unit side view







Arming unit fitted to 50kg (Occupation Museum Guernsey)







Standard German 1Kg Incendiary bombs







1.3 kg incendiary bombs these have Steel Tile breaker fuzes






1.3 Kg with explosive gaine under the tail fin







2.2 Kg incendiary with explosive nose







Close up of explosive portion







side view of the smallest bomb dropped on the UK consisting of a mortar bomb and simple impact nose fuze AZ(73)A2







Side view with fuze unscrewed (bakelite gaine not fitted to this fuze)







Tail end of SD1







Front view of SD1 clearly showing impact fuze











German SD2 Butterfly bomb shown in armed condition as found after a raid







SD2B







Top view of Drouges##