Luftwaffe used a number of different kinds of parachute mines. The Luftmine A (LMA) and Luftmine B (LMB) weighed 500 kg (1,100 lb) and 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) respectively...
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Part of the Strategic bombing campaign of World War II A defused 1,000 kg Luftmine (German parachute mine) in Glasgow, 18 March 1941 Belligerents Nazi Germany...
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hosted two events for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. In 2018 a German Luftmine (Wohnblockknacker) was found in the river and safely detonated by the Explosieven...
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entity operates a broadcast media outlet licensed to a different owner Luftmine Typ A, a type of German WWII naval mine This disambiguation page lists...
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The SB 2500 (Spezialbombe) was a luftmine or aerial mine in English used by the Luftwaffe during World War II. The SB series of bombs were designed to...
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The British called these devices air-mines, a calque of the German term Luftmine. These types were used also during air raids on Malta, especially on its...
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(PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022. "Luftmine bei Koblenz: Killer im Schlick" [Blockbust in Koblenz: Killer in the Mud]...
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The SB 1000 (Spezialbombe) was a luftmine (aerial mine) used by the German Luftwaffe during World War II. The SB series of bombs were high-capacity bombs...
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and the gas supply to the south and east of Liverpool was disrupted. The luftmine had fallen through a large gas holder and its parachute had become entangled...
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The most common types were the Luftmine A, weighing 500 kg (1,100 lb), and 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 metres) long. The Luftmine B, was 8 feet 8 inches (2.64...
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Kornwestheim sanft in dem Herrn entschlafen, kurze Zeit vorher, als eine Luftmine den Dachstock des Hauses, in dem er wohnte, wegriss. Die Geschwister, bei...
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