Soldiers walk in the crater left by one of the nineteen large mines blown beneath the Messines Ridge during the Battle of Messines, filmed from above the crater on 11 June 1917. Tunneling work beneath the Messines Ridge began in 1916. At zero hour - 3.10am on 7 June - 19 mines were detonated beneath the German positions in an explosion that killed or wounded thousands of German defenders. You can read more about the battle on our website: https://bit.ly/3YK9ZO9 Film: IWM 197 | Imperial War Museu
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Soldiers walk in the crater left by one of the nineteen large mines blown beneath the Messines Ridge during the Battle of Messines, filmed from above the crater on 11 June 1917.
Imperial War Museum London. . Soldiers walk in the crater left by one of the nineteen large mines blown beneath the Messines Ridge during the Battle of Messines, filmed from above the crater on 11 June 1917. Tunneling work beneath the Messines Ridge began in 1916. At zero hour - 3.10am on 7 June - 19 mines were detonated beneath the German ...
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