What was the name of this World War one event?

Question

Near the end of the first world war Allied units dug a mine under the german trenches and filled it with explosives. They light the expolosives and the blast was so powerfull the shockwave was felt in england. What was the name of this event?

Answer 1

Battle of Messines - http://www.chavasse.u-net.com/messines.html

Answer 2

I think he is referring to Messines as well.

Mining operations

Over a period beginning more than a year before the attack, Canadian, Australian, and British engineers had tunneled under the German trenches and laid 21 mines totaling 455 tonnes of ammonal[1]. To solve the problem of wet soil, the tunnels were made in the layer of "blue clay", 80 to 120 feet (25 to 30 m) below the surface. The galleries dug in order to lay these mines totalled over 8,000 yards (7,300 m) in length, and had been constructed in the face of tenacious German counter-mining efforts.[2] On several occasions, German tunnelers were within meters of large British mine "chambers". One mine was found by the Germans, and the chamber was wrecked by a countermine. It is likely that this is one of the two unexploded mines.[1]

Of the 21 Messines mines at Spanbroekmolen, the largest one formed the "Lone Tree Crater" approximately 250 feet (80 m) in diameter and 40 feet (12 m) deep. The mine consisted of 41 tons of ammonal explosive located in a chamber dug 88 feet (27 m) below ground. In 1930 the crater was purchased for preservation by Lord Wakefield and is now owned by the religious group Toc H. The crater eventually filled with rainwater and was later dedicated as the Spanbroekmolen "Pool of Peace" in 1932.

Answer 3

There were quite a few events such as this during the war.

You need to pin it down to a more specific time.

Answer 4

OMG ! Such a cruel thing to do !

Why.... It it IT'S WORSE THAN WATERBOARDING !!!!
And almost as bad as a BUTT PYRAMID !!!!!
Does the ACLU know of this ?

Answer 5

BOOM