The German Teller Mine (plate mine) was the standard anti-tank mine used by German forces in World War II. A circular, plate-shaped device with a built-in carrying handle, the Teller Mine was produced in four different models during the war:
A simplified version of the Model 42, the Model 43 "Mushroom" was detonated when a protruding pin was forced into the mine due to the pressure of a tank or other heavy object impacting on the upper surface of the mine. Another employment method, which required the use of a timer-based ignitor, was to directly attach the mine to an enemy vehicle using the tellermine's magnetic underside. Approximately 3,622,900 of these mines were produced by Germany from 1943 to 1944. While making a report to Colonel Anderson on D-Day +3, Captain Miller makes mention of a variety of mines that his unit had encountered. |
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