The Battle of Messines was the most successful local operation of the first world war

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The Battle of Messines was the most successful local operation of the first world war

The Battle of Messines was the most successful local operation of the first world war on the the Western Front. Carried out by the British Second Army, commanded by General Herbert Plumers it was launched on 7 June 1917 with the detonation of 19 underground mines beneath the German trenches. Our Picture Shows The view from the bottom of one of 19 mine crater at Messines Ridge. 7th June 1917

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Allied Armies Trench Warfare Western Front World War One

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