Wood, packed dirt and sandbags held up the sides of cruder trenches. More intricate ones had concrete siding.
It was during World War 1 that fighting stopped in the trenches and both fighting sides played football. It was called the Christmas Truce and took place in 1914.
trenches... trench warfare.... what exactly do you need?
The soldiers themselves dug out the trenches.
they fought in the trenches ww1 was known as a war in the trenches
a cease fie in the trenches, soldiers from both sides put down their guns, and ate, drank and celebrated together before retunring to their trenches.
Trenches were a trademark of the first World War. They were extensive and elaborate. They were not used in World War II. Are you trying to find out the length of ALL the trenches together?
I assume the question is about the trenches used in World War I? Both sides of the conflict reached a stalemate and dug protective trenches. The number of soldiers killed and maimed (on both sides) was tremendous and proved the futility and waste of warfare, as frontal attacks moved the front back and forth.
Over 200,000 men died in the trenches of World War 1.
The Trenches were grotty , digusting and they had no room
The Trenches were grotty , digusting and they had no room
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The death toll for world war 1 was over 16 million total from all sides. There were over 21 million wounded from the war.