The shotgun is the answer. It was used by both the British and the Germans but really perfected by the US troops and the Model 97 Winchester "Trench Brooms."
By late in the war getting caught by the Germans with a shotgun meant a summary execution on the spot.
I knew that one! I forgot to check back with this thread, or I'd have answered your question. I think I learned this back when the History Channel actually taught history.
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