Tanks were a dominant weapon on the battlefields of World War II. ... Anti-tank mines were widely used by both sides in the war, and to combat this, ...

The WW2 anti-tank bomb dogs which blew up their own side's tanks instead of the enemy's ... "The first experiments were made with mines packed inside thick canvas packs that were put on dogs' backs.

Mines were a major risk; even if antipersonnel mines could be avoided, if a tank was disabled by an anti-tank mine, that left soldiers suddenly stuck mid-transit. In combat in the Battle of Anzio ...

A team of sappers secured and removed five WWII-era anti-tank mines from the north-eastern town of Kolno (Podlaskie Voivodeship). For the duration of their mission, local residents living within ...