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    Gruinard Island | War History

    The British Contaminated An Island In An Attempt to Wage Biological Warfare on Germany

    • World War 2
    Nov 29, 2021 Clare Fitzgerald
    Two military personnel crouching + Warning sign on Gruinard Island

    During the early 1940s, the British military was looking for a way to quickly end the Second World War. This led them to look into…

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