Nature Of Trench Warfare Flashcards

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Machine gun

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Extremely powerful and rapid-firing gun capable of killing large numbers of soldiers in a very short time

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No man’s land

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Area of land between the two enemies front lines; from tens of metres of several kilometres

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3
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Over the top

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Soldiers actions when they leave their trenches to attack enemy trenches

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4
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Pill boxes

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Concrete structures occupied by a few men and positioned to control a section of the front

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5
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Trench warfare

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Method of fighting in which troops fight from fixed positions and seek to capture enemy trenches

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General Haig

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Commander of British forces along the western front

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7
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General Ludendorff

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German chief of staff; quartermaster general from 1916

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Moltke

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General chief of German staff before the start of the war

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9
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General Joffre

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French commander at battle of the Marne

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General falkenhayn

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German chief of staff following moltke

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11
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Artillery

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Heavy guns used to destroy enemy positions, usually positioned behind the front lines

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12
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Corpse rat

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Large rats the size of a small dog

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13
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Frostbite

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Inflamed or gangrenous state of the skin caused by freezing conditions

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Gangrene

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Decay of body tissue that can necessitate amputation to avoid decay spreading through the body

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15
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Trench foot

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Painful swelling of the feet caused by constant immersion in water

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16
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Naval blockade

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Allies policy of preventing imports into and exports out of Germany

17
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Unrestricted submarine warfare

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German policy of attacking all shipping heading towards Britain

18
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War of attrition?

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A type of warfare in which each side attempts to exhaust the other

19
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The Hindenburg line

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New German defensive line along the western front from March 1917