WW1 And Trench Warfare Flashcards
What were trenches?
Trenches were a defense system used in WW1, they were dugouts underground with sandbags on the top to help protect the soldiers
How many lines of trenches were there and what are thier names?
3 lines of trenches, the front line trench, the support trench and the reserve trench
How were trenches connected to each other
Communication trenches were put in at angles to connect the different lines of trenches
What is the name of the zigzag like shape used in a trench
Traverses
What was life like in the trenches? (Food, disease, wepons)
As the size of the army grew the soldiers hade to be put on rations. many soldiers in WW2 suffered from trench foot, they got this from spending hours in muddy water without being able to dry thier feet.
Whose trenches were better and why
The German trenches were built better than the allies’ trenches as they knew that the war would go on for longer so they built trenches so that they would last, they built them as a defence and not to attack the enemy. On the other hand the allies built trenches for short term combat.
