A note regarding neutralizing WWII German Tellermine igniters, from Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 36, October 21, 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.]

NEUTRALIZING TELLERMINE IGNITERS In recent reports from engineers of the British Eighth Army, it is recommended that in all operational lifting of Tellermines the main igniter shall not be taken out of the mine, but instead, the slot shall be turned to Sicher (safe) and the safety bolt then pushed home. The igniter should be removed only when resistance is encountered in both of these actions. This recommendation is based on reliable evidence and demonstrations by German prisoners of war when employed to lift their own minefields.

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