Ice mine

[doctor]

Hi
Ice mine in concrete bloc to install on wooden picket Anti dropping zone
HE composition like donarite
any info please

 

[Fuzeman]

Hi the original ice mines consisted of a thick glass bottle similar to the quart milk bottles containing approx 3.5 to 4lbs of explosive .
this mine could be used with varous igniters a zz42 or electric detonator was common , i have one from Jersey that has that combination.
I can find no record of this particular mine , other than the normal stock mine , it maybe that it was locally produced , there were several pipe mines used in Guernsey consisting of clay or earthenware pipes filled with explosive.

Source used Illustrated Record of German Army Equipment 1939 - 1945 Vol 5 Mines and Mine detectors

 

[engineer]

Icemine (Flaschen-Eismine) with pressure igniter

Cheers

engineer

 

[Madbomber31]

Hope this helps.

 

[doctor]

icemine

Thanks to all
I've found three in swamp zone near the beach
I think it was fixing on trees or wood picket
Old people tell me they were used for anti paratroops

 

[jayteepee_1999]

For what purpose were these mines used?

 

[Fuzeman]

The original use was for use in Russia to blow gaps in ice bound rivers to form water obstacles , in October 1944 these mines appeared in North West Europe in improvised anti personnel and anti tank mines .by encasing them in a weak cement they were used as Anti Personnel mines
Source Illustrated Record of German army Equipment 1939 - 1945 Vol 5

 

[Fuzeman]

In Guernsey the mines used for Anti Landing Large poles were stuck into the ground with wires attached to buried 27cm french shells and a simple igniter like the ZZ35 or ZZ42 was placed instead of the nose fuze on the shell

 

[Pascal]

yes : the bottle is inside the concrete (it isn't my picture).


It is on lexpev's site

 

[Panzerknacker]

German placing ice mine picture, nice