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Smederevo after the explosion.
Stockpiled gasoline before the explosion.
Yugoslav POWs carry ammunition boxes.
Crater made due to the explosion.
Bodies and derailed train that was crossing by Smederevo Fortress.
Town center after the explosion

The Smederevo Fortress Explosion was a disaster that occurred in Smederevo, then in the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia (part of Kingdom of Yugoslavia under German occupation, now in modern Serbia), on the 5th of June 1941. Stockpiled ammunition and gasoline in Smederevo Fortress belonging to the defeated Royal Yugoslav Army exploded due to unknown reasons. The number of casualties is also uncertain. Estimates range from several hundred to 2,500 killed.

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