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To: 21twelve

“By “huge mines”, are you talking about where they would tunnel under the enemy’s position, and fill the tunnel with explosives?”


Yes. One that was set off was heard over 100 miles away in London. There was a lot of WWI that was fought underground. It was very nasty work.


38 posted on 10/13/2020 12:40:30 PM PDT by hanamizu
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To: hanamizu; 21twelve

<< There was a lot of WWI that was fought underground. It was very nasty work.>>

Battle of the Crater in the War of Northern Aggression - Seige of Petersburg.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Crater


53 posted on 10/13/2020 1:11:50 PM PDT by PAR35
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