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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Lieutenant J&oacute;zef Stainisław Kosacki (West Sands)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[In September 1941 the British Army launched a competition to develop a landmine detector. Hearing of this competition, and of a fatal accident on a beach in nearby Arbroath where a Polish Army patrol was killed by a landmine, Kosacki set out to design such a detector.
 
Kosacki used his previous experience designing a device capable of detecting unexploded ordnance to help him in his challenge.  He and his assistant produced prototypes, which they tested on West Sands. Only 3 months after he started, Kosacki’s design was submitted to the British Army for consideration. The design weighed only 14kg and was operated by a single person; it triumphed in the competition, beating six other British designs. The device was used extensively throughout the rest of the war and saved countless lives.

<p>If you want to learn more about Józef Kosacki, visit <a href="https://www.curious-sta.org/jozef-kosacki/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.</p>]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[conflictvirtualwalkingtour]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1909]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[amm60]]></dcterms:contributor>
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    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[352]]></dcterms:identifier>
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