Machine guns were made of heavy material, and were not necessarily portable. The 1914 machine gun, usually positioned on a flat tripod, would require a gun crew of four to six operators. Although the machine gun had negative qualities such as overheating, it was an overall help during war time.
The rifle was the most crucial, ever-presented infantry weapon throughout World War One, however, the rifles were usually issued to the officers rather than the soldiers. The types of rifles used by snipers varied, and included the Lee-Enfield on the British side and, on the German, wide usage of the Mauser rifle.
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During War "No Man's Land" is a term used as the area of land between two enemy trenches that neither side wishes to openly move on or take control of due to fear of being attacked by the enemy in the process. "No Man's Land" is also a term for the stretch of land between two border posts.
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Poison gas was one of the most feared weapons during World War One. Poison gas was indiscriminate and could be used on the trenches even when there was no attack. A poison gas attack meant that soldiers had to put on crude gas masks and if for some reason something went wrong and the gases got to the soldiers, the attack could leave the victim in agony for days and weeks before he would finally die. The development in the use of poison gases led to both phosgene and mustard gas being used. Phosgene was especially potent as the impact
was generally felt only 48 hours after it had been inhaled and by then it had already bedded itself in the respiratory organs of the body and little could be done to get rid of it. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/poisongasandworldwarone.htmManfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen was a German pilot and isstill regarded to
day as the "ace of aces". He was a very successful fighter pilot, military leader and flying ace who won 80 air combats during World War I. He was shot down and killed in 1918.
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The forensic plan was the German General Staff's overall strategic plan for victory both on the Western Front against France and against Russia in the east, taking advantage of expected differences in the three countries' speed in preparing for war. No this plan is not working in 1917.
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Archduke's assassination acts as a catalyst in the war as the assassination came at the end of a long series of diplomatic clashes between the Great Powers which had left tensions high, almost to breaking point. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_in_Sarajevo
Helen T. Burrey, was a reverse nurse, Army nurse corps, a graduate of St. Francis Hospital, and a member of the nursing staff of U.S Army Base Hospital No. 27. Burrey was also one of the first three nurses to be assigned to hospital trains of The American Expeditionary Forces. I
n 1917 she wrote a journal about how she was surprised at the modern equipment in her coach quarters of her train; this consisted of a dining room and two sleeping rooms and a lavatory containing a small wash bowl and toilet.
In many ways Pal Battalions were effective as they encouraged men to enlist with the armed services during the war's early years and boosted the morals within the people, however, it was ineffective in other ways as multitudes of men went forward to die because they were blinded by the fact that they had lost a family member, friend, or close companion in a gun fire.
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