The trench system

Question 1

What was the Western front of fighting?

Answer 1

The fighting that took place on the French and Belgian border between German and French/British troops/

Question 2

What were fire trenches and communication trenches?

Answer 2

Fire trenches were the fighting positions and communication trenches were trenches that connected the frontline trenches to the support and reserve trenches.

Question 3

Why were trenches dug in an angular formation and not straight lines?

Answer 3

The design meant a bomb or an enemy entering a section of the trench would affect only that section, not the whole trench line.

Question 4

What was the typical depth of a trench?

Answer 4

6-8ft.