THE EQUIPMENT OF SOLDIERS DURING WWI By: Alex Micsoniu and
Taylor Robinson
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UNIFORMS Soldiers from the British Empire wore the 1902 Pattern
Service Dress tunic and trousers. These were mostly colored in
light brown, and offered zero protection. Soldiers from Germany and
Austria-Hungary wore almost the exact same type of clothing, expect
the color was grey and they had fewer pockets.
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PROTECTION (BRITISH EMPIRE) Soldiers from the British Empire at
first had no protection whatsoever, they had no body armor and they
all went into battle earing cloth caps. However, later into the war
they decided to wear a helmet called the Brodie. Its purpose wasnt
to stop bullets, but to keep the heads of soldiers from bring hit
my shrapnel from artillery rounds exploding in the air.
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PROTECTION (GERMAN EMPIRE) At the start of the war the Germans
had the same problem, they had no protection. Like the British
Empire though, the Germans created a helmet that was far superior
to the Brodie called the Stahlhelm. This helmet protected not only
the top of the head, but the back and sides too.
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WEAPONS (BOLT ACTION RIFLE) All sides on the war had a version
of the Bolt Action Rifle. The Germans had the Mauser, British
Empire the Lee Enfield, the Americans the Springfield, and so on.
These rifles are extremely accurate, have a very long range (1 400
metres), and can kill or seriously injure any soldier. Most rifles
had a bayonet attached to the end.
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BOLT ACTION RIFLES
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WEAPONS (HANDGUNS) Handguns during the First World War were
primarily reserved for officers, however a few soldiers on all
sides were given some (mostly machine gunners). Germans had the
Luger 9mm P08, British with the Webley Mk IV Revolver, Americans
with the Colt 0.45-inch, and so on.