The British “Fake” Coal That Crippled German Locomotives From the Inside

Описание: In 1942, British intelligence developed one of World War II's most ingenious sabotage weapons: bombs disguised as ordinary lumps of coal that German soldiers would unknowingly shovel into their own locomotive fireboxes. These SOE explosive coal devices were designed to detonate inside steam engines, causing catastrophic boiler explosions that investigators would attribute to equipment failure rather than enemy action.

This documentary reveals the classified story of how Britain's Special Operations Executive manufactured approximately 3.5 tons of fake coal between 1941 and 1945, creating thousands of individual weapons distributed across Nazi-occupied Europe. You'll discover the engineering evolution from fragile drilled coal to sophisticated molded designs that perfectly matched lignite, anthracite, and bituminous varieties. The production involved film industry craftsmen recruited to SOE's camouflage section, including crew members who later worked on 2001: A Space Odyssey.

The video explores why documented evidence of specific attacks remains mysteriously sparse despite massive distribution to French, Yugoslav, Polish, and Norwegian resistance networks. Learn how the psychological impact forced Germany into an impossible choice: accept random catastrophic explosions or divert thousands of troops from combat to guard coal supplies. Discover how this quarter-pound plastic explosive concept influenced Cold War sabotage doctrine and became the blueprint for modern concealed explosives.

The documentary examines Germany's failed attempt to copy the weapon during Operation Pastorius and reveals evidence from British double agent Eddie Chapman showing how far German designs lagged behind British innovation.

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