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1 Life in the tranches during the First World War 1914-1918
The First World War was the deadliest one.
Although the technology had radically changed the nature of war in 1914,
the armies had not anticipated the consequences of this change.
The French and the German elaborated system of trenches facing along
the front, protected by the barbed wire.
The area bounded by opposing trenches (known as the no man's land) was
subject to artillery fire from both sides.
Soldiers had to protect themselves against heavy fire power for instance
tanks, planes, artillery, guns and son on.
They introduced rapidly trenches
but also different features like support trenches and communication
trenches as well as the frontline trenches themselves.
The first trenches were simple and they were full of soldiers side by side,
which led to heavy losses due to shelling.
To excavate and build trenches, soldiers used large shovels with broader
blades to help them create more deep trenches.
The first trenches quickly turned into a network more and more complex
which can withstand both shelling and infantry assaults..
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