Mines and Detectors

Series

Series Name

Warwork News

Issue

Issue No.

S15/40

Date Released

3 Jan 1944

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Other Man’s Job: Making Copper and Brass Tubes
2. 2Mines and Detectors
3. 3Eighth Army Hits Out as Landing Goes Well
4. 4Allies Turn on Heat in Pacific

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

At a mine school in Italy, men from all sections of the Army learn details of this new weapon used by Germans. This special course teaches the laying of minefields, demonstrates the use of mine-detectors etc. Students are seen detecting mines which had been laid in the field of an Italian farmer, and demolishing them.

Keywords

Weapons; Occupied territories; Military

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive

Email

film@iwm.org.uk

Web

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film

Phone

020 7416 5291

Fax

020 7416 5379

Address

Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ

Notes

The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.

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