World War One

Von Tonner · 08-18-14, 08:06 AM

Caught the back-end of a doccie on the battle of Messines Ridge. What interested me was the tunnels the British dug and the explosives they put in them. The number of men they killed when they set this off was staggering - and to be heard in London!!!

Hope Hamas never get to know this.

"British forces put careful planning into the Battle of Messines Ridge: for the previous 18 months, soldiers had worked to place nearly 1 million pounds of explosives in tunnels under the German positions. The tunnels extended to some 2,000 feet in length, and some were as much as 100 feet below the surface of the ridge, where the Germans had long since been entrenched.

At 3:10 a.m. on June 7, 1917, a series of simultaneous explosions rocked the area; the blast was heard as far away as London."

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-h...messines-ridge

08-18-14, 08:06 AM	#11
Von Tonner Seasoned Skipper Join Date: May 2005 Location: South Africa Posts: 711 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	Caught the back-end of a doccie on the battle of Messines Ridge. What interested me was the tunnels the British dug and the explosives they put in them. The number of men they killed when they set this off was staggering - and to be heard in London!!! Hope Hamas never get to know this. "British forces put careful planning into the Battle of Messines Ridge: for the previous 18 months, soldiers had worked to place nearly 1 million pounds of explosives in tunnels under the German positions. The tunnels extended to some 2,000 feet in length, and some were as much as 100 feet below the surface of the ridge, where the Germans had long since been entrenched. At 3:10 a.m. on June 7, 1917, a series of simultaneous explosions rocked the area; the blast was heard as far away as London." http://www.history.com/this-day-in-h...messines-ridge