Landmine Collection

The Normandy Landings - 6th June 1944 - WW2. Note the American soldier in the landing craft holding a metal detector to sweep for landmines. Date: 1944

Monroe Doctrine Cartoon
MONROE DOCTRINE CARTOON. Uncle Sam - Thats A Live Wire, Gentlemen! A 1902 cartoon by W.A. Rogers on German and British claims against Venezuela

The Cow and the Mine (Colour Litho)
2783945 The Cow and the Mine (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The cow and the mine)

Diana, Princess of Wales during her four day British Red Cross mission to highlight the evil of land mines. The Princess is pictured during a visit to mine fields in Haumbo on the third day of her

Diana, Princess of Wales during her four day visit to Angola, the former Portuguese colony torn apart by 20 years of bloody civil war

Angola, , Mine Clearance
Angola, Danger sign warning of unexploded ordenence being stored in a small earth bunker for later safe disposal or detonation

German officers indicating the whereabouts of landmines, First World War, 1918, (c1920). The Armistice: German car, containing German officers sent to reveal the whereabouts of their mines

Anti-tank mines by G. H. Davis
Anti-tank mines: a deadly defensive weapon in mechanised warfare during the Second World War. Types of British and German land mines -- a desert minefield being laid, and in operation. Date: 1942

Communist China - civilians laying a landmine
Communist China - Chinese civilians playing their part in the conflict by laying a landmine to hold back the Japanese invaders during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945). circa 1940s

WORLD WAR I: CLEMENCEAU. French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau walking through the streets of Noyon despite the threat of land mines, France. Photograph, c1916

PHOTOJOURNALIST, 1919. Photojournalist Helen Jones Kirtland looking at a spent landmine, probably near Ypres, Belgium. Photograph, 1919

Confederate torpedo (land mine) placed in the sand in front of a battery defending Charleston
CIVIL WAR: LAND MINE, 1863. Confederate torpedo (land mine) placed in the sand in front of a battery defending Charleston, South Carolina in the American Civil War. Wood engraving, 1863

Cambodia, Banteay Chhmar, Beware of landmines sign

RUSSIA: ST. PETERSBURG. Searching for mines in front of the Winter Palace at St. Petersburg after the assasination of Czar Alexander II in 1881. Engraving from a contemporary English newspaper, 1881

Mine-disposal robots. Computer artwork of flying robots, a possible future technology, being used to find and detonate mines in a minefield

Banteay Srei Temple, Angkor, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia

Land Mine explosion 1918
Explosion of a land mine on the Western Front in France during World War I in 1918

Home Guard demonstration
During a Home Guard intensive training course at Osterley Park, in the west London suburbs, a car pulling a trailer, supposed to represent a tank

Land-mine explosion
Photograph showing the upheaval of earth and debris as a land-mine explodes. A frequent characteristic of siege warfare, the landmine could destroy huge section of trenches

Mined beach from the Falkland war, near Stanley, Falkland Islands, South America

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"From the Normandy Landings to Princess Diana: A Journey through the Devastation of Landmines" Landmines, a silent and deadly threat that has plagued humanity throughout history. The horrors they brought during World War II are forever etched in our collective memory, as seen in the iconic images of the Normandy Landings on 6th June 1944. These treacherous devices were strategically placed to maim and kill unsuspecting soldiers, leaving behind a trail of destruction. Even before this global conflict, landmines had already made their mark. In an intriguing Monroe Doctrine Cartoon from another era, we catch a glimpse of how these hidden dangers influenced political ideologies and territorial disputes. Similarly, a captivating lithograph titled "The Cow and the Mine" reminds us that innocent lives can also fall victim to these insidious weapons. As conflicts continued to ravage nations across the globe, Angola found itself grappling with mine clearance challenges. Images depicting brave individuals engaged in this dangerous task serve as a stark reminder of the long-lasting impact landmines have on communities even after hostilities cease. Looking back further into history reveals German officers indicating where landmines were hidden during World War I; an eerie testament to mankind's relentless pursuit for destructive power. Additionally, chilling photographs capture civilians laying landmines in Communist China – highlighting how these weapons became tools not only for military purposes but also for civilian warfare. Thankfully, efforts have been made to combat this menace over time. Anti-tank mines designed by G. H Davis demonstrate advancements in technology aimed at neutralizing these threats more effectively. However, it was Princess Diana who truly shone a light on this issue when she embarked on her four-day British Red Cross mission to raise awareness about landmine victims worldwide. During her visit to Angola - one of the most heavily mined countries - Diana witnessed firsthand the devastating consequences inflicted upon innocent lives by these indiscriminate killers.