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Here we see a selection of German weapons captured by the South Staffordshire Regiment on the Somme. Leaning up against the wall are some MG 08 machine guns. At the front is a G98 rifle with 20 round 'trench magazine', resting on German 'Pickelhauben', the spiked helmets used by troops from Baden and Bavaria.
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Trench, Stephen Bull. Looks at the evolution of the defensive lines on the Western Front of the First World War, from the thin lines of 1914 to the elaborate defensive networks of the late war period and the weapons used to try and break the deadlock. Supported by some fascinating wartime illustrations from military manuals, along with contemporary trench maps. [read full review]
