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'Land of Mine' trivia and fun facts
Cleanup
In the movie the Danish Sgt. Rasmussen lead the mine clearing operation. In real life these missions were controlled by the British forces, but with German Officers in command of each team
Children
The use of German children for post WW2 mine sweeping has by many historian been declared as the worst case of war crimes ever conducted by the Danish state.
Locations
The film was shot at historically authentic locations, including in Oksbøllejren and areas in Varde.
Mines
As of 2015 there still remains approximately 9900 german WW2 landmines on the west coast of Denmark in the area of Skallingen.
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