World War 1. French troops using various tactics
World War 1. French troops using various tactics to overcome the enemy's barbed wire defenses. They cut through the wire with shears; work under cover steel gun-shield; use of a grappling hook fired from a cannon to hook the wire; and use a the mitrailleuse (rapid firing gun) to blast a passage. Western Front, ca. 1915-18
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10996339
Media ID
45252549
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2108px x 2700px
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Credit
Everett Collection / Mary Evans
Source
Everett Collection
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Barbed Blast Defenses Fired Fortifications Grappling Hook Lcgr0113 Mitrailleuse Overcome Rapid Shears Tactics
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