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More than 20,000 residents were forced to evacuate their homes on Wednesday in Germany after three World War II-era bombs were discovered. The operation would take the bomb squad hours to complete their task.

The three bombs were discovered during exploratory work in the German city of Cologne on Monday, resulting in what officials called the largest evacuation of the city since the end of World War II, the Associated Press reported.

According to a news release by city officials, two American 20-hundredweight bombs and one American 10-hundredweight bomb with impact fuses needed to be defused.

This operation prompted the evacuation of 20,500 residents from their homes in order to prepare for the operation.

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