The Schü-mine 42 (Schützenmine 42, "rifleman's mine model of 1942") was a German anti-personnel mine used during the Second World War. It consisted of a simple wooden box with a hinged lid containing a 200-gram (7.1 oz) block of cast TNT and a ZZ-42 type detonator. [1]

Oct 22, 2020 · It was called a “shoe mine” by the Allies, but despite the innocent sounding name, it was one of the Nazis’ nastier pieces of work. Its actual name was the Schützenmine 42, and it more of a wooden box than a shoe. Inside the box was an ignition device, a …

The Schü-mine 42 (Shoe-mine), also known as the Schützenmine 42, was a German anti-personnel mine used during the Second World War. It consisted of a simple wooden box with a hinged lid containing a 200-gram (7.1 oz) block of cast TNT and a ZZ-42 type detonator. [1]

Known as "The Shu Mine" (for their activation by a soldier boot or shoe), was a German anti-personnel explosive device, designed and deployed between 1942 and 1945. The "Shu" was a unique weapon, in that the explosive case in which the …

This wooden box is actually a ‘Schu mine’, used by the German Army in World War Two. It tells us about daily life for a soldier, and the kind of risks they would have faced.

Apr 2, 2015 · The first such ammunition in Germany was the anti-personnel mine Schützenmine 42 (alternative designation - Schü.Mi.42), which appeared in the 1942 year. Schü.Mi. 42 was a typical ammunition in its class. This explosive device was intended to mine certain areas in order to protect against enemy infantry attacks.

Schützenmines were among the most commonly encountered German anti-personnel mines in World War II. This type of mine consists of a small wooden or cardboard case with a hinged lid and functions under pressure. It was patterned after the Soviet PMD mine (TM 5-223A) which were copied from a similar Finnish antipersonnel mine TM 5-223B).

This is the German Schumine 42 (Shoe-mine), also known as the Schützenmine 42, a High-Explosive-Blast (HE-Blast), Anti-Personnel (AP) landmine. It consisted of a simple wooden box with a hinged lid containing a 200g (7.1oz) block of cast TNT and a ZZ-42 type detonator.

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The Schü-mine 42 (Schützenmine 42, "rifleman's mine model of 1942"), was a German anti-personnel mine used during the Second World War. It consisted of a simple wooden box with a hinged lid containing a 200-gram (7.1 oz) block of cast TNT and a ZZ-42 type detonator.