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The mines of Messines: “We may not change history tomorrow, but we will certainly change geography”

The mines of Messines: “We may not change history tomorrow, but we will certainly change geography”

by Laurentiu Dologa | Jun 10, 2020 | World War I in 1918

In the summer of 1917 the battle of Messines begins. It was started by the detonation of 19 colossal mines, 500 tonnes each, placed beforehand by the British corps of engineers under the German positions. The fortified peak was destroyed, in what was called at that...

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