jonbem Posted 8 January Share Posted 8 January Report from The Independent via msn First scientific study of 1916 war crater yields ‘significant’ new insights (msn.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph J. Whitehead Posted 20 January Share Posted 20 January From the article: “Though they lost many men in the initial blast, the crater became a part of the German front line, meaning that the chance to break through the line here was lost." I have often seen similar claims being made about the number of Germans killed in the mine explosion. This is not unusual in my opinion, especially after watching the size of the explosion. However, in reviewing the Verlustlisten and Stammrolle for the 9/R119 it shows that only 27 men were listed as being killed by the mine explosion at 7.20 a.m. Ralph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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