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Old 11-02-06, 07:22 AM   #19
Biggles
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Originally Posted by P_Funk
My grandfather says his father never spoke of WW1. Apparently he was a Machine Gunner on the Western front. Think of that weight on your conscience. We talk about the horrors of war and for the individual soldier I doubt anything could beat WW1 in that sense. In many ways it was the last soldier's war. After that collateral damage was rampant.

Hm, yes.....statics says that 10 000 men was killed to gain 10 meters of land........quite terrible....and I think there was a bigger risk to die during WW1 than it was during WW2....
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