Event    From 1940  To 1941

Parachute mines

Countries: Germany

These were used initially by the Royal Air Force Bomber Command and the German Luftwaffe in 1940-41. They acted as blast bombs and were capable of killing up to 100 people.

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Parachute mines

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Roper's Garden

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