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References

• They Called it Passchendaele• Passchendaele and the Battles of Ypres 1914-18• The Marshall Cavendish Illustrated Encyclopedia

of WW I, Volumes 4 & 7• A Storm in Flanders, Tragedy and Triumph on

the Western Front• The Battleground Europe Series: Ypres, Hill 60

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Outline• History of Mines

• Mine Construction

• Mines in Combat

• Case Study: Messines Ridge, 7 June 1917

• Summary

• Conclusion

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History of Mines

• Medieval Sieges

• Decline of Mining

• WW I German Offensive Mining

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Mine Construction• Exploration• Geology

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Mine Construction

• Mining Technology• Shoring• Lighting• Pumping• Warning

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Mine Construction• Digging Techniques

• Pick & Spade• 6 ft per 8 hr Shift

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Mine Construction

• Digging Techniques• Transporting the Spoil

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Mine Construction• Digging Techniques

• “Clay Kicking”

• 12-14 ft per 8 hr Shift

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• Defensive Mining• Geophone• Camouflet

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• Offensive Mining• Cut-away View

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• Offensive Mining• Plan View

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• Offensive Mining• Explosive Charge

• Ammonal• Tamping

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• The Third Battle of Ypres: Messines Ridge

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• Attack Occurred • 7 June 1917• 0310 hrs

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• Units Involved• 171 Tunnel Co. RE• 175 Tunnel Co. RE• 3rd Canadian Tunnel Co.• 1st Australian Tunnel Co.

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• Explosives• Over 1.2 million lbs

• Mines• 21 Mines• 200 – 2000 ft in Length• 50 – 125 ft in Depth

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• Aftermath

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Summary

• History of Mines

• Mine Construction

• Mines in Combat

• Case Study: Messines Ridge, 7 June 1917

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Conclusion

“It was tremendous. One almost felt “Good old England.” You wanted to wave a little Union Jack. Thanks God we’ve done something. It had a tremendous moral effect.”- 2nd LT J.W. Naylor, Royal Field Artillery

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• Offensive Mining• Example