Written question asked by Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Astor of Hever (Conservative) on Thursday, 17 March 2011.
Africa: Landmines
- Question
- To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Astor of Hever on 28 February (WA 203), of the landmines laid during World War II that remain to be cleared in North Africa, what estimate they have made of the proportion which were laid by (a) Allied forces, and (b) Axis forces.
- Answer
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The Ministry of Defence cannot provide an authoritative figure for number of mines laid in north Africa, by either the Allied or Axis forces. Surviving contemporary documentation does not provide sufficient information to account either for the number of mines laid or the number that were subsequently cleared. Given the lack of detailed information, it is also not possible to provide an estimate of the proportion of mines laid in the region by either the Allied or Axis forces during World War II.
Secondary information
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- 7421; 726 c85WA
- Session
- 2010-12
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- Landmines World War II North Africa
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