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I helped dig these things up at Verst 445 on the Railway front. Can anyone tell me what they are? I presume they are are anti-personnel mines. But where from? British? US? French? They were buried a couple of inches deep so I presume a small charge blows them to the surface before the shrapnel detonates. The rings were on the bottom. http://members.iinet.net.au/~challinger/russia/mine.jpg

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Re: Identify these mines by mvgrobbel on 11/14/2009 at 11:03 am

Were you with Alexey when this ABC report was filmed? http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2009/11/11/2739098.htm I don't know much about the munitions used in North Russia but I do know that the fortifications at Verst 445 were greatly expanded by the British North Russia Relief Forces after the US Army left in May 1919. Mike Grobbel http://pbma.grobbel.org

Canadian Artillery photo by ElgarCharles on 10/28/2009 at 4:51 am

This picture shows Canadian gunners (perhaps at Seletskoe). It appears at page 112 of "The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki" by Moore, Meade and Jahn, Polar Bear Publishing Co 1920. Does anyone know where I can find the original image? I thought it was a US Signal Corps photo but I cannot find it in their collection. http://members.iinet.net.au/~challinger/russia/CanadianArtillery.jpg

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