Upon seeing the title, I bet you immediately assumed that I was just describing how head over heels devoted I am to chocolates and that I went all metaphorical.  You would think that I formulated this catchy title in order to lure you into reading.

Well, now that you started the second paragraph I can say that the reading goal is met. But really now, chocolates are totally the bomb. Ask the Nazis and they will tell you why.

I cannot believe I'm saying this about the people who painted our world's history with tragedy, but the Nazis were pretty creative. I would like to think that the term "death by chocolate" was coined from their efforts.  If you don't like gruesome tales, then maybe now is the time to stop reading and click on the ad at the top of the page.

To us mere mortals, "Death by Chocolate" is a favorite dessert. It is a chocolate cake topped with chocolate ice cream and chocolate syrup then sprinkled with chocolate brownies or chocolate shavings. However, the Nazis kicked things a notch higher and on a more literal note. They made death by chocolate happen as they turned chocolates into bombs. How explosive is that?

The British Intelligence Agency MI5 made public a number of documents and photos showing camouflaged equipments used by the Nazis. Included in those papers was a sketch of what looks like an ordinary chocolate bar. But do not be deceived. That piece of sweet can trigger an explosion.

These bars of chocolate were like your typical hand grenades. They were in steel cases, covered with chocolate, and wrapped like a real candy bar. Very tricky those Nazis. To detonate the bomb, the know-nothing victim would break off the bar as it is normally done, revealing a canvas strap that functioned like the pin of a grenade that once removed would blow up in a matter of seconds.

It became known that the Nazis were targeting a member of the Royal Family. The innocent chocolate bar would turn out as a surprise as the eater was in the middle of chewing it off.

Thankfully, since I am not blue blooded, nor royal for that matter, I do not have to worry about chocolate bombs the next time I purchase a candy bar.  Whew!

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Joanna Maligaya

Staff Writer/Content Developer at Chocolate University Online

Ever since she can remember, Joanna has always considered chocolate as the ultimate food for her soul. She believes in the saying, “9 out of 10 people love chocolate, and the 10th always lies.”

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