trenches Flashcards
No man’s land=
the ground between the front lines or trenches of two opposing armies
area between enemies trenches
Front line=
the military line or part of an army that is closest to the enemy
stalemate=
A situation in which further action or progress by opposing or compelling parties seems impossible
Dugout=
A trench that is dug and roofed over as a shelter for troops
Trench warfare=
a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing eachother
what were the western lines of the trenches called?
western front
trenches were often..
muddy
rat infested
trench foot
no food
lice eveywhere
filthy
tea tasted like petrol as water was contained in petrol bottles
a lot of diseases
how much deaths did the diseases in the trenches cause?
8.5 million deaths