German WWII INTERT 40mm Cannon Shell Trench Art

German WWII INTERT 40mm Cannon Shell Trench Art- On July 10, 1926, a lightning strike at the Lake Denmark Naval Ammunition Depot in New Jersey ignited a massive fire and subsequent explosions, causing significant damage and casualties. At the time, the arsenal was used to store over 670,000 pounds (303 metric ton)  of explosives and ammunition, much of it left over from World War I. Around 5 pm that day, a very bad thunderstorm developed in the area sending a lightning strike into the depot. What ensued was a massive explosion that was felt 4 miles (6.4km) away. Everything within 3,000 feet was vaporized and the explosion leveled buildings half a mile away. Luckily it was a Saturday so most of the workers were not at the depot, but there were several casualties Of the 200 buildings at the depot, 187 were demolished. Shells were found miles away, cars were twisted into smoldering hunks of metal, trees were uprooted, and debris was found over 20 miles away. The explosions lasted for thre