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What led to the construction and use of trenches in combat?
It was ground artillery wars that led to the construction and use of trenches in combat. These trenches provided military members with an adequate area to position themselves against opposing forces that took them out of the direct line of hand artillery.
How did machine guns influence how wars were fought?
Well, soldiers fighting in the war had to dig trenches and set up barbed wires along the trenches. They would shoot enemies that were approaching and the barbed wire would slow them down. The trenches provided protection(sometimes) from machine guns.
What is a Battalion Runner?
a battalion runner was a solider in the world wars who ran messages from the main office (which where behind the trenches) to the front of the trenches where the message would then be passed down the rest of the trenches. this was a very dangerous job and many people died fact - Hitler was a very successful battalion runner in ww1
How many trenches were built during the First World War?
Trench warfare was Intorduced in world war 1. By world war 2, really the end of ww1 on. they were outdated due to the use of tanks and their ability to roll over the barbed wire and trenches.
What was the most important weapon in the world war 1?
i would have to say it is the same as all wars. the human mind.
Why where the trenches built?
To prtect the army from getting shot
How was the grand canal built?
by digging trenches and connecting the rivers
What was a purpose of a trench?
they built trenches for procetion and they used it as a base.
What are the trenches built for the British soldier to get close to the Maori pa?
The trenches were called saps and the people who dug them were called sappers.
Where did they build the trenches?
If you are talking about trench warfare, it was popular in many wars but especially in WW2.
In world war 1 was it the first time they used trenches?
No. Trenches were used in wars as far back as history is recorded. Trenches were used in the Revolutionary war in the US. Some of these trenches can still be seen at the scene of some battlefields such as Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and Yorktown Virginia.
When did the trenches end?
Although trenches continued to be dug and used in successive wars, trench warfare as seen in WW1 has not been repeated since November 11, 1918.
Why did people build trenches in the wars?
For Protection, sleeping, shooting, grenade throwing and eating (sometimes).
Why were the trenches built in the world war?
Trench warfare used several different types of trenches. Firing trenches were used by soldiers to protect themselves while firing their weapons at their enemy. Cover trenches were often built next to the firing trenches as a second line of defense in case the enemy captured the firing trench. Support trenches were used as rest areas for off-duty troops, who sometimes lived in dugouts excavated in the sides of the trench. A network of reserve and communications trenches was used to bring supplies and fresh troops to the front.
Greek port with trenches built during world war 1?
Thessaloniki, or Salonika.
Why was an elaborate system of trenches built across western Europe?
Because they were fighting a war!!!
How did they build the trenches in ww1?
They used shovels and picks to dig out the trenches.
