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
