Minenwerfer · Glossary · The Great War Chronicle

Photograph of German soldiers loading a 25 cm Minenwerfer, early short-barrel model, World War I . — Select the photograph to enlarge it.Photo: German Government, Public domain

Weapons

A German trench mortar, the "mine thrower", firing a heavy shell on a high arc at short range. It was available in several calibers, and the Allies called its bombs "minnies".

In the Arsenal

Mentioned in

Chapter IV Deadlock §1 Why the Trenches? Firepower and the Shell Crisis
Chapter X The Machinery of War §9 Flames, Grenades, Mortars and Clubs

Sources

Wikidata Q1639569