the maxim gun
The machine gun caused trench warfare to be a necessity as 90%+ of the casualties of WW1 were from this weapon. The use of Napoleonic tactics against new technologies was disastrous.
Casualties caused by tanks in WW1 were counted with the infantry and artillery casualties.
The U-Boat
During World War I, Poland, which was not an independent state at the time but was part of the partitions by Russia, Germany, and Austria-Hungary, suffered significant casualties. Estimates suggest that around 450,000 Polish soldiers died, along with approximately 1.5 million civilians due to military actions, famine, and disease. The war also caused widespread destruction and displacement within Polish territories. However, exact numbers can vary based on sources and definitions of casualties.
Nearly 1 million Britons or members of the commonwealth died in action in ww1 which at the time was 2% of the British population. Hope this helps!
The machine gun caused trench warfare to be a necessity as 90%+ of the casualties of WW1 were from this weapon. The use of Napoleonic tactics against new technologies was disastrous.
There are no figures for the total number of casualties caused by machine guns in WW1. But an internet search found an example of the effectiveness of the weapon - On the first day of the Somme Offensive, the British lost 60.000 soldiers mostly due to machine gun fire.
New weapons increased the casualties in ww1 becasue further most we were learning new ways
Switzerland did not take part in World War One, it was neutral. It did not have an casualties.
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1.1 million German casualties in WW1.
the tank
In WW1 Disease.
Casualties caused by tanks in WW1 were counted with the infantry and artillery casualties.
There was about 200,000 casualties.... Honored and brave they faught as our soldiers... Kaye Lynch Haskins LJMS STUDENT
The first weapon was a grenade aimed at the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, Bosnia. It did miss so another man shot him to death. This caused a crisis which begun WW1.
A long range German artillery weapon made by Krupp in WW1.