Choctaw Code Talkers 1918 in XR360º

On the Western Front during WWI, telephones became a lifeline for communication between front-line Marines, soldiers, and their commanders. The U.S. Army Signal Corps laid an extensive network, building 2,000 miles of telegraph and telephone pole lines with 28,000 miles of wire and 32,000 miles of French poles. Additionally, they installed 40,000 miles of combat lines and set up 134 telegraph offices and 273 telephone exchanges. Yet, this vital communication network was precarious: heavy artillery bombardments frequently severed lines, and the German Army could easily intercept calls and basic wireless telegraph signals. Despite these vulnerabilities, the speed of telephone and telegraph systems kept them essential to battlefield communication, even as each message carried the risk of exposure to enemy forces.