Gunnerop
Active Member
Can anyone shed any light on how the Germans might have used Tellermines with trip wires?
I am researching a casualty of 43rd Recce Regiment who was severely wounded (he lost a leg) after activating a tripwire said to have been attached to a Tellemine.
Mines aren't really my thing so I would appreciate some insight into this. I had always assumed that these needed vehicle pressure to trigger them. Were they used with some kind of initiating charge or device when used as booby traps?
The first hand reports of those that dealt with the incident clearly state that a Tellermine was responsible and I assume that they were correct in their assessment.
Any help gratefully received. If someone could post a visual reference on how this might have been done that would be even better. Also what mark of Tellermine was most likely to have been used in this way?
Many thanks
Paul
I am researching a casualty of 43rd Recce Regiment who was severely wounded (he lost a leg) after activating a tripwire said to have been attached to a Tellemine.
Mines aren't really my thing so I would appreciate some insight into this. I had always assumed that these needed vehicle pressure to trigger them. Were they used with some kind of initiating charge or device when used as booby traps?
The first hand reports of those that dealt with the incident clearly state that a Tellermine was responsible and I assume that they were correct in their assessment.
Any help gratefully received. If someone could post a visual reference on how this might have been done that would be even better. Also what mark of Tellermine was most likely to have been used in this way?
Many thanks
Paul