Trench Warfare On The Weton Front Flashcards
How many casualties had the French suffered by 29th of August 1914?
It had suffered 250,000
How many British, French and Belgium November 1914
100,000 British and French and 20,000 belgun
How did the Military adapt to trench warfare ?
They built clearing stations , command stations and kitchens, barbed wire and train lines. Duckboards and horses
How many rounds could an expert fire?
1914 rifle could fire up to 15 rounds a minute and hit a target 800 yards away
How many rounds could a Machine gun fire ?
60 a minute
How many shells had the British fired in the first week of July 1916?
The British fired 1.5 million
How many casualties had the British suffered in the first day of the Somme?
60,000
When were gas masks given to British trops?
By June 1915
How many tanks were at Cambrai ? And by 1918
380 tanks in November 1917
10,000
How many men applied for exemption on conscience grounds
16,500
In how many cinemas was forage from the Somme shown in?
2,000
What was ‘Wipers Times’ and ‘Old Billy’
It was a satirical magazine and old billy was a satirical cartoon. Govt wanted it band but it was too popular
How many French were killed at Verdun?
300,000
Why the British attack on the Soome fail?
- Germans were to well entrenched
- guns insufficient
- 1/3 shells fired didn’t explode
When were flamethrowers first used and by whom ?
By Germans and 1915
What was Fuse 106 and when was it first used!?!
Fuse 106 which exploded sideways rather than digging into the ground making it more efficient at destroying barbed wire and create a smokescreen. First used in 1916
When was poison gas first used?
First used April 1915 at Ypres
At what % of Germans were hit at the battle of Amiens were hit?
95%
How many gas shells did the British have in 1915 and how many in 1918
4,000 tons 1915
65,000 tons 1918
Artillery caused what % of casualties!?!
70%
How much did shells increase from July and December 1915 to the second half of 1916
5.3 million to 35 million
How many were blinded in WW1!?!
40,000
What % of eligible men did New Zealand send!?!
40%
What % of eligible Irishmen joined the British Army?
Less than 11%
What % of offers were killed and % of other ranks?
14% of officers and 12% of other ranks
What % of food whent throug govt agencies by the end of the war?
85%
The Munitions of War Act
Gave the Munitions Ministry power to declare any essential factory a “controlled establishment “ banning strikes and absenteeism was fined
The Munitions of War Act
Gave the Munitions Ministry power to declare any essential factory a “controlled establishment “ banning strikes and absenteeism was fined
How many homing pigeons were used in WW1?
20,000
