trenches

Question 1

where did the fighting on the western front take place

Answer 1

One feature was…
Most fighting took place around the town of Ypres.

Three main battles: 1914, 1915 and 1917.
*Chlorine gas used in 1915, Mustard in 1917.

A second feature was…
Famous and bloody battle at the Somme in 1916.

60,000 British casualties on the first day of the battle.

Question 2

frontline trenches

Answer 2

One feature was…
Position from where attacks were launched.

Men would leave their trench over a firestep and run or march into no-man’s land; trying to reach the enemy.

A second feature was…
Men would rotate between time in a frontline trench and time in a support trench.

You would rest in a support trench but also be prepared for a counter-attack.

Question 3

support trenches

Answer 3

One feature was…
Men would rotate between time in a frontline trench and time in a support trench.

You would rest in a support trench but also be prepared for a counter-attack.

A second feature was…
The support trenches were connected to the other trenches.

Support trenches meant frontline and communication trenches were all linked.