Did they have telephones during WWI?

Answer 1

World War one started in 1914. The telephone was first invented almost a century earlier. Yes. Telephones were used as a communication device during the first World War. They even had field telephones to communicate during battles to direct artillery and also give orders for troop movements. There obviously were more lines and wires involved back then and the telephones could get knocked out and rendered useless quite often.

Answer 2

Absolutely!
But they were quite different than the telephones that we have today, and they weren't as common as they are now.

On the battlefield during WWI, the radio came into use.
The telegraph was also still used widely in the WWI era.

Answer 3

While the pushbutton telephone was developed in 1941, the telephone itself in many forms has been around since 1876.

So yes, they did have phones of one kind or another. Big clunky things. Not like those tiny little gadgets that you can't even press unless you use a toothpick.

Answer 4

Yes they had telephones. They were however not very common. Not in every household, and very few business either. In the war on the battlefields they used carrier pigeons to carry messages back and forth from the front lines to headquarters.

Answer 5

Yes. The telphone and telegraph and wireless communication devices where in that time frame.
We call them Land Lines now, because they had to be physically connected.

Answer 6

Telephone has been invented at the end of 19th century so they had it for WW1.

Answer 7

The did have telephones in Europe.
In North America - they blew smoke just like today.

Answer 8

They used carrier pidgeons I think and motor cycles Yep they had Harleys then

Answer 9

Yes,they did.

Answer 10

NO not during WWI durign WWII yes.
They used horses.