[neppo]

This is the so called red zone, here are some pictures about it: http://imgur.com/gallery/CdxZM

[e12e]

A little more in this link posted to hn a while back:

"The Real “No-Go Zone” of France: A Forbidden No Man’s Land Poisoned by War" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9609091 http://www.messynessychic.com/2015/05/26/the-real-no-go-zone...

[ourmandave]

I wonder how many kids grow up in these areas thinking this is normal and the whole country isn't safe to play in.

[martindelemotte]

As a kid I played in these areas while my dad was cutting wood. It was rather exciting to find a shell as these were rare compared to other pieces of metal. We were just told not to play with them.

I remember that one day we found a shell buried not that far from a fire that my dad had lit.

I was young so I can't certify that we were in a "red zone" but it was in the woods around Verdun so there's a high chance.

[trhway]

>It was rather exciting to find a shell as these were rare compared to other pieces of metal. We were just told not to play with them.

We were told about the same. Fortunately, we didn't have parents around during the day - USSR, all parents at work :)