The following brief report on French antitank mines encountered by British Eighth Army in North Africa was published in Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 22, April 8, 1943. [DISCLAIMER: The following text is taken from the U.S. War Department publication Tactical and Technical Trends. As with all wartime intelligence information, data may be incomplete or inaccurate. No attempt has been made to update or correct the text. Any views or opinions expressed do not necessarily represent those of the website.]

ANTILIFTING DEVICE FITTED TO FRENCH ANTITANK MINE During the British Eighth Army's advance, French antitank mines fitted with an antilifting device were encountered. The device consisted of a German-prepared demolition charge fitted with a pull-igniter connected from beneath to the mine pressure-plate.

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