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Caterpillar Crater

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Caterpillar Crater

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    May 8, 2025

    An interesting anecdote concerns the preparation of the mine explosion. The tunnel leading to the crater was called the "Berlin Tunnel" and was filled with 32 tons of explosives. The explosion was so powerful that it not only created a huge crater but also sent a shock wave that could be felt as far away as London. This was one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history and marked a major turning point in the fighting around Ypres.

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      The Caterpillar is one of the largest mining craters in the Ypres Salient.
      On June 7, 1917, at 10 past three in the morning, two mines under the German positions at Hill 60 were detonated. The 204.Division lost 687 men that day.
      This crater is 79.2 meters in diameter and 15.5 meters deep.

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        May 17, 2024

        I turned there especially, now everything is so peaceful, but back then it was a huge battlefield.

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          Location: Ypres, Ieper, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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