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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 :)
Did the soldiers in World War 1 eat stale food?
No they did not. The actual meal arrangements was that a pair of soldiers would be sent from the front line to some of the auxiliary trenches (the trenches located behind), they would then move barrels containing the food (usually a form of stew that was prepared every meal time) to the front line. If one person tripped or the stew was spied, the soldiers went without. Hope this answers it!
Who built the first trench?
Frontline trenches were usually about seven feet deep and six feet wide. The front of the trench was known as the parapet. The top two or three feet of the parapet and the parados (the rear side of the trench) would consist of a thick line of sandbags to absorb any bullets or shell fragments. In a trench of this depth it was impossible to see over the top, so a two or three-foot ledge known as a fire-step, was added. Trenches were not dug in straight lines. Otherwise, if the enemy had a successive offensive, and got into your trenches, they could shoot straight along the line. Each trench was dug with alternate fire-bays and traverses. Duck-boards were also placed at the bottom of the trenches to protect soldiers from problems such as trench foot. Soldiers also made dugouts and funk holes in the side of the trenches to give them some protection from the weather and enemy fire. The front-line trenches were also protected by barbed-wire entanglements and machine-gun posts. Short trenches called saps were dug from the front-trench into No-Man's Land. The sap-head, usually about 30 yards forward of the front-line, were then used as listening posts. Behind the front-line trenches were support and reserve trenches. The three rows of trenches covered between 200 and 500 yards of ground. Communication trenches, were dug at an angle to the frontline trench and was used to transport men, equipment and food supplies.
Many trenches are located along what?
In warfare, trenches were usually located along a defensive line, often near a ridge or hilltop. Cannons and mortars would be located at the hilltop or behind it.
Where were the trenches and how were they constructed in World War 1?
The trenches were in the front lines of the war zone, they were dug by the soldiers who then both fought from and lived in these trenches for long periods of time. They were small but not as small as we would think. They were dug in a zigzag pattern so that if an enemy breached the defenses and entered the trench he would not be able to kill a lot of soldiers since they would not be in a straight line.
What are support trenches WW1?
During World War I, "support trenches" were found throughout the theaters of the war wherever trench-lines were constructed. Running perpendicular and parallel both to the main defense-line trenches, support trenches enabled front-line troops to communicate with each other, receive supplies, and organize for coming battles without being in the line of fire of the enemy across the (often quite narrow) "no man's land" between enemy lines.
What where the line of trenches from Belgium and Switzerland called?
The lines of trenches that ran from Belgium to Switzerland during World War II were known as the Western Front. The soldiers fighting in the war would spend many days eating, sleeping, fighting, and other such activities in these trenches both day and night.
For how long did World War 1 soldiers live in trenches?
Being in the trenches during the war was one of the hardest places to be. The conditions were atrocious and many soldiers died from the conditions alone. In order to avoid any troupe from being in the trenches for too long the units all routed. A unit would do their time, usually about 10-14 days, and then they would be rotated out and serve further back on the line.
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 did the troops in the first world war get to the trenches?
By a railroad, they would go by train to a main supply route although they would drive in trucks to the start of the trenches, they then would have to walk through the systems until they reach the supply line, this is where the soldiers rest and recouperate after a rotation at the front ( 2-4 weeks)
How did soldiers in world war 1 in the trenches go to the toilet?
Possibly, when first under fire, in their trousers. I have read the statistic that one in three would, as part of their in-built reaction to extreme fear, lose control of their bowels when first under fire. - Not a romantic or heroic thought! Latrine trenches would be dug, usually in front of the trenches. When the soldiers were relieved, the new unit's soldiers would be responsible for filling in the old latrine trenches and digging new. (They'd do it at night). The latrine trenches weren't inviting. Sit on a plank and let it drop. No toilet paper. Work out what you would do. They were dangerous. if the enemy found them, a trench mortar could make the job quite uncomfortable. Soldiers, if they could get away with it would just go in a corner and cover it up. Or, fill an empty corned beef tin and sling it over the parapet. That worked. Because of all this - and the rotting corpses and body parts, the trenches would stink unbearably.
What was life like in the front l-ine ---trenches in world war 1?
It was bad, the men would be unable to change or move around very much for weeks at a time, since it was rainy cold and damp, soldiers would be standing and sitting in mud and their boots would be damp all the time causeing their skin to rot and fungus to grow, causeing pain and in some cases amputation. These trenches also had rats that would be there in the trenches who caused sicknesses.
