HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Danger region
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Kill zone
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No man’s land
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Death valley
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Detailed explanation-1: -"No Man’s Land” was a popular term during the First World War to describe the area between opposing armies and trench lines. How it came to exist and how far it might extend was influenced by a variety of military and topographic factors.
Detailed explanation-2: -Around 1885 or 1886 the term “No Man’s Land” became widely applied to the Public Land Strip. True to the plain language of the old West, the nickname referred simply to the fact that no man could legally own land in the Strip.
Detailed explanation-3: -No Man’s Land is the term used by soldiers to describe the ground between the two opposing trenches. Its width along the Western Front could vary a great deal. The average distance in most sectors was about 250 yards (230 metres).
Detailed explanation-4: -The land between the two enemy trench lines was called “No Man’s Land.” This land was sometimes covered with barbed wire and land mines.