60: Subtitle Beneath Hill

: Soldiers worked in pairs on a wooden frame, using their legs to push a spade into the clay. This method was nearly silent, preventing German listeners from detecting their location.

Hill 60 was not a natural hill, but a massive spoil heap created from the excavation of a nearby railway cutting in the Ypres Salient of Belgium. Its elevation made it a crucial observation post for the German Army. subtitle Beneath Hill 60

On June 7, 1917, at 3:10 AM, the mines were detonated. The explosion of the 19 mines was so massive it was reportedly heard by the British Prime Minister in London and registered as an earthquake in Switzerland. It remains one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history, instantly killing approximately 10,000 German soldiers and allowing the Allied infantry to advance with ease. Why the Story Matters : Soldiers worked in pairs on a wooden