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Considering the types of weapons used on the western front What would be their main defensive function?
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∙ 9y ago
Trenches were the soldiers main protection from machine guns and artillery, but the British and United States alsong with other countries had special helmets to protect their heads from artillery.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 12y agothe main function would have to be their guns... and the trench board sorrounding them.
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The German Army fought with outdated weapons.
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After initial advances by Germany on the western front, the war stalled as trench warfare created powerful defensive positions on each side,
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Weapons used on the western front world war 1?
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The European Union.
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO]
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The European Union
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a defensive policy
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germination
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ethiopia
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To open a second front and put the Axis forces on the defensive
Why did American and British force plan massive invasion of Western Europe?
To open a second front and put the Axis forces on the defensive
What weapons did they have back n wstern time?
Old rusty Pistols were used in the western times.
