The Trench System Flashcards
1
Q
In what conditions were the first trenches dug?
A
hurriedly in banks or ditches
2
Q
What was the purpose of barbed wire and artillery emplacement?
A
Slow the enemies advancement
3
Q
What was a sapper?
A
Tunnelers - into no man’s land to place mines underneath ground to stall enemies
4
Q
What was the purpose of the support and reserve trenches?
A
Support -
where troops would retreat from front line
Reserve -
stationed to counterattack enemies
5
Q
What was the area between enemy trenches called?
A
No-man’s land
