The Trench System Flashcards
What was the Western front of fighting?
It was the French and Belgian border between German and British troops where fighting took place
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 the fire trenches?
The fighting positions
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
