The nature of suffering on the western front. Flashcards
What was the Western front of fighting?
The fighting that took place on the French and Belgian border between German and French/British troops.
Why were the tactics of Trench Warfare used on the Western Front?
Armies were strong and it would take a long side for any side to break the other down.
What were communication trenches?
Trenches that connected the frontline trenches to the support and reserve trenches.
Why were trenches dug in an angular formation and not straight lines?
The design meant a bomb or an enemy entering a section of the trench would affect only that section, not the whole trench line.
What was the typical depth of a trench?
6-8ft
Why did trenches sometimes have to be built up above ground?
Water could easily leak in in some places more easily than others.
what were the stages of the evacuation chain
traveling by the field ambulance, casualty clearing station for people under risk and couldn’t travel further, ambulance trains/barges if you needed to go further for care, base hospital near wartime bases, home hospitals were expanded existing hospitals, sent to a command depot to recuperate.
