Is it true that 'Teller' means plate?
If so, it would seem appropriate as I saw a few Teller Mines up close a few years ago-and they are HUGE!!!

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You are correct, and also platte, like the Luftwaffe word for armored plates of steel (Panzerplatten)

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Thanks for that Erich

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Specs for the Mk 43 Tellermine

Diameter: 12.5 inches
Height: 3.5 - 4 inches
Weight: 17 - 20 lbs.
Igniters: T.Mi.Z. 42
Firing Load: 440 - 600 lbs.
Explosive Charge: 1 lb. TNT

The German Tellermine (plate mine) was the standard anti-tank mine used by German forces in World War II. A circular, plate-shaped device with a built-in carrying handle, the Tellermine was produced in four different models during the war (Model 35, Model 35 Steel, Model 42 and Model 43).

A simplified version of the Model 42, the Model 43 "Mushroom" was detonated when a protruding pin was forced into the mine due to the pressure of a tank or other heavy object impacting on the upper surface of the mine. Another employment method, which required the use of a timer-based ignitor, was to directly attach the mine to an enemy vehicle using the tellermine's magnetic underside.

Approximately 3,622,900 of these mines were produced by Germany from 1943 to 1944.

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