• @UnderpantsWeevil
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    They did still have trenches and other fortifications in WW2. That said…

    1. Do you see any tanks traveling faster than 15mph? Any planes with less than four wings?
    • WW2
    1. Mustaches? Waxed?
    • WW1
    1. Folks with gas masks on their belts are definitely a tell.
    • @mojofrododojo
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      14 days ago

      yeah, no, gas masks were carried in ww2. some poor bastards (depending on unit) carried them all the way through the war. promask carriers were a choice bit of storage room if you decided to lose the mask, but early on lots of folks worried that it would be used on the battlefield again.

      plenty of discussion on this with a quick search