Mine warfare (Tunneling) on the British front.
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2015 8:34 am
Hello to all ; an interesting article that I've found overthere.......................
LA GUERRE DE MINES SUR LE FRONT ANGLAIS. [Mine warfare on the British front.] Captain Misson.
The question is often asked, "Will mine warfare be used in future wars?" From a study of the results obtained in the World War, the answer seems to be that mining will always be an important phase of warfare.
In 1914 things happened so suddenly that no one had time to think of mines.
In 1915 the Germans completed the first mine, the explosion of which came as a complete surprise to the British. In this same year, the British began to organize their mining units or "Tunneling Companies" as they called them. These companies were composed chiefly of men who had been employed in building the tunnel of Liverpool. Each company consisted of one major-company commander, one captain-adjutant, one medical officer, one geologist, four captains-chiefs of sections, and 350 troops. By June 1918, 35 such companies had been formed.
During 1915 many mines were dug but all of them without any single purpose in view. In 1916, the British created the "Service of Inspection and of Control of Mines," thus coordinating all mining activities, and on 6 June 1917 the war of mines was over, the British being the complete masters of the situation.
Source: REVIEW OF MILITARY LlTERATURE. Dec 1935.
Anyone has on hand more details about it? Any reported case in World War II? TIA. Cheers. Raúl M .
LA GUERRE DE MINES SUR LE FRONT ANGLAIS. [Mine warfare on the British front.] Captain Misson.
The question is often asked, "Will mine warfare be used in future wars?" From a study of the results obtained in the World War, the answer seems to be that mining will always be an important phase of warfare.
In 1914 things happened so suddenly that no one had time to think of mines.
In 1915 the Germans completed the first mine, the explosion of which came as a complete surprise to the British. In this same year, the British began to organize their mining units or "Tunneling Companies" as they called them. These companies were composed chiefly of men who had been employed in building the tunnel of Liverpool. Each company consisted of one major-company commander, one captain-adjutant, one medical officer, one geologist, four captains-chiefs of sections, and 350 troops. By June 1918, 35 such companies had been formed.
During 1915 many mines were dug but all of them without any single purpose in view. In 1916, the British created the "Service of Inspection and of Control of Mines," thus coordinating all mining activities, and on 6 June 1917 the war of mines was over, the British being the complete masters of the situation.
Source: REVIEW OF MILITARY LlTERATURE. Dec 1935.
Anyone has on hand more details about it? Any reported case in World War II? TIA. Cheers. Raúl M .