In trench warfare with field telephones, out and about with semaphore and heliographs
Few soldiers, but many airmen - The B of B was an air battle.
Officers used brass or nickel whistles to communicate to their soldiers in the heat of battle usually over machine gun fire and artillery fire. They would use the whistle at first to send the soldiers 'over the top' and then generally have signals like 2 blows for right and 1 for left according to how the battle was taking shape as well as if need be to signal retreat.
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There were several ways German soldiers died during World War 2. The most common way, however, was during battles and military campaigns. Several soldiers also died from injuries and infections sustained during battle. There were also soldiers that died in friendly fire, or by suicide.
German soldiers during World War I were called "Huns" by the American soldiers. The Germans called their soldiers "The Bosch" during World War I.
The battle in Gallipoli, during World War 1, lasted for 9 months. Although the battle ended in 120,000 casualties it held no significance to the war itself.
There was no battle line during World War 2.
383,800 British Soldiers were killed during World War 2.
The biggest battle during World War 1 was the Battle of the Somme, which took place between July and November 1916 in the Somme River valley in France. It was fought between the British and French armies against the German army. The battle resulted in heavy casualties, with over one million soldiers wounded or killed.
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11,900 New Zeland Soldiers were killed during World War 2.