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Going over the top

Infantrymen recall the tense hours in the trenches prior to an attack. As they went over the top, anxiety was replaced by terror as bodies fell all around. Machine guns, rifles and shells all presented a serious threat to soldiers advancing towards enemy lines. But even after suffering heavy casualties, units regrouped, reformed and got ready for the next attack.

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