37K views · 840 reactions | "Bouncing Betty Booby Trap." #usarmy #military #militarylife #Army #soldier #history #vietnamwar #USMarines #semperfi | The Giant Killer | Facebook

In the winter of 1943, the Germans in Italy withdrew to the fearsome Gustav line. In their wake they left thousands of mines like this S-Mine, also known as the "Bouncing Betty". Our series on the Italian Campaign is sponsored by Company of Heroes 3. Watch the whole episode in full: https://bit.ly/421Lk6p | Imperial War Museum London

31K views · 501 reactions | “Seeing this young kid he was marine recon... he hit a bouncing betty...It’s a sort of rocket on the inside, a pressure plate. Rockets comes up...I mean, you’re f*cked... blew his ass off, he was completely paralyzed..." #war #military #history #vietnam #horror #horrorstories #haunting #podcast #shawnryanshow | Shawn Ryan Show | Facebook