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    German mines during WW-2

    Hello,

    Who has a good picture or drawing of one of the following mines that has been used by the Germans during WW-2? I want to use them in a book that I am writing about the demining in the Netherlands by German POW's during 1945-1947.

    V.B. Mine
    Granatmine 27 cm
    Granatmine 7,65 cm
    Holzkastenmine 42 / Holzmine 42
    Holzmine 35
    Schreckladung
    Spanndrachtmine
    V.S.u.T. Mine
    V.S. Mine 35


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    Try pictures from the manuals them you have an idea how they work and how dangerous they can be to disarm.

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    Mine VB Mi 1

    Best that I have it's almost the same design of the Wooden Box Mine 42 which I will post latter today with detailed drawing

    REgards John
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    any live or dug munition shown in my posts was dealt with by eod personell

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    Thumbs up Holzmine & Wooden Box mine 42

    Antoon,
    These should help but someone will have better somewhere

    REgards John one of the scanned plates is blank tech prob my end. but no info is missing.
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    Any Live or Dug ordnance shown by me has been disposed of by military EOD personnel .

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    I'm not the only Dutch guy on this forum
    Hope you'll succeed with your story about the mines..

    cheers,

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    Oke,

    Also looking for pictures of the following mines made by the Germans and used by them in the Netherlands:

    Granatmine 7,5 cm
    Granatmine 9,4 cm
    Granatmine 13,8 cm


 

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