7 June 1917 Posted on June 6, 2013 by Staff Allied troops add mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge, killing over 10,000 German troops. Famous Words of Inspiration..."The fact is, that to do anything in the world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in and scramble through as well as we can." Robert Cushing — Click here for more from Robert Cushing Related posts: 6 August 1917 6 July 1917 11 June 1963 11 July 1943 3 June 1940 28 June 1950 7 June 1099 2 September 1666 9 May 1977 17 May 1849