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Tunneled bombs were used in a major way in WWI too. In January, 1917, General Sir Herbert Plumer, gave orders for 20 mines to be placed under German li
by ldpg 11y ago
Tunneled bombs were used in a major way in WWI too.
In January, 1917, General Sir Herbert Plumer, gave orders
for 20 mines to be placed under German lines at Messines.
Over the next five months more than 8,000 metres of
tunnel were dug and 600 tons of explosive were placed in
position. Simultaneous explosion of the mines took place
at 3.10 on 7th June. The blast killed an estimated 10,000
soldiers and was so loud it was heard in London.
http://spartacus-educational.com/FWWtunnelling.htm http://spartacus-educational.com/FWWtunnelling.htm
The craters are still there and form ponds in the fields where the battle took place.
- lobster_johnson 11y agoThe Battle of Messines was portrayed in an excellent Australian film called Beneath Hill 60 from 2010: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beneath_Hill_60 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beneath_Hill_60.
- jo6gwb 11y agoCillian Murphy plays a character in a show called Peaky Blinders (Netflix) who was a tunneler in WWI. The way the tunneling is portrayed is unbelievable.