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The soldiers got past the obsticle by going at night or even sometimes in the day to clip the barbed wire fences. This means that when it comes to an attack it will be much easier to reach the enemy and make the attack.
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What wire was used to protect ww1 trenches?
Barbed wire was used to protect the trenches.
Did Great Britain put fences up in no man's land in World War 1?
Barbed wire was used extensively in WW1. It was one of it's trademarks.
How big was no man's land in ww1?
The average distance in most sectors was about 250 yards (230 metres). However, at Guillemont it was only 50 yards (46 metres) whereas at Cambrai it was over 500 yards (460 metres). The narrowest gap was at Zonnebeke where British and German soldiers were only about seven yards apart.No Man's Land contained a considerable amount of barbed wire. In the areas most likely to be attacked, there were ten belts of barbed wire just before the front-line trenches. In some places the wire was more than a 100 feet (30 metres) deep.
Did soldiers get sick in ww1?
Yes!
Did soldiers wear socks in ww1?
yes they did.
What type of wire was used as a barrier in ww1?
barbed wire
Did German ww1 trenches have barbed wire?
maybe
What happened to the Soldiers in the ww1?
Most of them sadly died, or if they had survived the barbed wire and bullets, after the war some wrote poetry or went completely insane.
What wire was used to protect ww1 trenches?
Barbed wire was used to protect the trenches.
What is the purpose of the barbed wire?
Barbed wire is strong wire with clusters of sharp spikes at intervals along it to prevent people from getting in or out of private property, such as a jail or a trench (from WW1 and WW2).
Why is there wire between front trench and the machine guns?
As a defensive measure, in case the front trench was overrun.
How many people died from barbed wire in ww1?
about 1/5 of all the men involved in ww1 who died was killed by berbed wire(not being able to cross and get shot)
How did technology affect the way the war fought?
Which war? if ww1 barbed wire if ww2 atomic bomb
How did the technology affect the way the war was fought?
Which war? if ww1 barbed wire if ww2 atomic bomb
What weapons were developed during the ww1?
barbed wire, flamethrower, mounted machine guns, tanks, submarines, hand grenades, gases and airplanes.
Did Great Britain put fences up in no man's land in World War 1?
Barbed wire was used extensively in WW1. It was one of it's trademarks.
Why did they use the tanks?
Originally in WW1 - To break through the barbed wire obstacles and the enemy trenches w/o being cut down by machine gun fire.
