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To protect the soldiers! If you couldn't be seen and were below the top of the trench, you couldn't be shot. They started out as birms and foxholes and then they were connected so that the soldiers didn't have to expose themselves to the enemy to get to other locations.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 16y agoSoldiers dug trenches to be below ground level. If they were shot at, the trench provided cover to hide in. Larger trenched areas were constructed to impede the progress of advancing vehicles, like troop carriers, trucks and early tanks. They were also ideal places to hide in and wait for the opposing army to arrive, and then ambush them from a protected place, while the enemy had no cover to hide in.
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∙ 12y agoThey were used for the soldiers to hide in to protect themselves from the enemy, so that they didnt get killed. The conditions were pretty dirty and horrible though
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∙ 14y agoThe trenches in worldwar one were built to protect soldiers while in battle for them to hide in while shots were fired.
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∙ 16y agoTrenches are dug to provide cover from enemy fire and attack during battle.
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∙ 15y agoTrenches were dug by troops in order to give them shelter from enemy fire.
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∙ 13y agoThe World War 1 and 2 warfar trenches were made so that it would be hatder to kill the soldiers in the event of a battle.It was also easy to shoot the other side when in a trench.
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What wire was used to protect ww1 trenches?
Barbed wire was used to protect the trenches.
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.
What is a reserve trench?
Reserve trenches were used as supplies for the trenches out the front. In world war one, they had come up with a technique of hiding in trenches before they fight. To do this properly, they had made them zig-zags. The trenches on the front line were where the soldiers would fight from. Reserve trenches were used in case these people had anything happen to them and they needed to use more trenches and more men. Throughout the war, the conditions of the front line trenches became worse as the communication and reserve trenches improved. I hope that helped :)
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?
Why trenches is important?
A reason I can think of in which soldiers used trenches for is to take cover from machine gunfire. Also, the correct title is why trenches ARE important. Not is.
What wire was used to protect ww1 trenches?
Barbed wire was used to protect the trenches.
Why wern't trenches used in World War 2?
Trenches were used in both WWI and WWII.
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.
What is a reserve trench?
Reserve trenches were used as supplies for the trenches out the front. In world war one, they had come up with a technique of hiding in trenches before they fight. To do this properly, they had made them zig-zags. The trenches on the front line were where the soldiers would fight from. Reserve trenches were used in case these people had anything happen to them and they needed to use more trenches and more men. Throughout the war, the conditions of the front line trenches became worse as the communication and reserve trenches improved. I hope that helped :)
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?
Why trenches is important?
A reason I can think of in which soldiers used trenches for is to take cover from machine gunfire. Also, the correct title is why trenches ARE important. Not is.
Who first used trenches?
Germany
What were bunkers used for in trenches?
It used to store food
What is used to map enemy positions and trenches and to attack trenches from above?
for look the position is used the photography and some time bombs
What are trenches in the war?
Trenches were long, narrow holes in the ground used to shelter soldiers in between the battles. These trenches were full of lice, rats and mud.
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.
What language is used in Suicide in the trenches?
English
