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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.
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Greek port with trenches built during world war 1?
Thessaloniki, or Salonika.
What does the trenches mean in World War 1?
they fought in the trenches ww1 was known as a war in the trenches
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 they were outdated due to the use of tanks and their ability to roll over the barbed wire and trenches.
How long did the trenches stretch and were trenches used during World War 2?
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?
How many men died in the trenches of World War I?
Over 200,000 men died in the trenches of World War 1.
Are there any World War I trenches left to visit?
After the war the trenches went away as the land returned to its original uses, but I found a couple of them left that you can visit. One is Vieil Armand in Alsace, and the trenches were mostly carved in stone so they are well preserved. Also, World War 1 trenches in the Meuse have been restored to their original condition so that people can visit them. The German trenches there were built with concrete reinforcements, but the French trenches had filled in over the years and had to be dug out again.
What were trenches like in world war 1?
The Trenches were grotty , digusting and they had no room
What were the World War 1 trenches like?
The Trenches were grotty , digusting and they had no room
Were there telephones in World War 1 trenches?
no.
What made it possible to fire from the trenches in world war 1?
Many things made it possible to fire from the trenches. Mortars and field artillery were often fired from trenches. Trenches usually had berms (low dirt walls) built in front of them with firing positions along the top of the berm. Trenches sometimes had benches or ladders for gunners and snipers.
How were the World War 1 trenches built without men being shot by the enemy?
They had to get there before the other side did, so that they could get an advance into making their trench, so before the other side come, they will be ready will their trenches!
Why was an elaborate system of trenches built across western Europe?
Because they were fighting a war!!!
