8/21/2023 0 Comments Battle ww1 tank first used![]() Unsung heroes of World War I, the carrier pigeons of both the Allied and Central Powers helped assist their respective commanders with an accuracy and clarity unmatched by technology. and the pigeons he is raising for the Army, 1918. In an attempt to improve combat communications, the leaders of World War I turned to a much older form of communication: the carrier pigeon. Unfortunately, technology-like the telephone or the telegraph-was not as reliable as the commanders of Europe would have liked. In a conflict of the size and duration of World War I, communication was key. Even the recent invention of the telephone made its way into battlefield units, where soldiers used it to convey orders or direct artillery fire. From the introduction of airplanes to the use of tanks and railway guns on the battlefield, soldiers had to contend not only with each other but with the productions of the factory floor. World War I was one of the first great wars during the industrial revolution. Today’s post comes from Garet Anderson-Lind from the National Archives History Office.
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