Why in WW1 or other trench wars did they not dig tunnels under no mans land?

by IvorBiggunToo

Dig a tunnel or 2 or 3, have men pour out directly into the enemies trench or tunnel under the enemy and fill with explosive?

Rodingen

They did actually do exactly that. While you wait for a more detailed answer you can check out this other response from /u/Jonewer describing what tunnelers did:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4m9uu6/what_exactly_did_tunnelers_do_in_ww1/d3vl5c7?utm_source=reddit-android