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Trenches were long upen 5-foot deep ditches infantry soldiers worked from. They could remain hidden from enemy gunfire, yet peek above the top to fire and the enemy or throw grenades. It allowed officers to move among several soldiers without being exposed to the enemy.

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What was the series of trenches dug by both sides in northern France?

They were the western front. But the different trenches were front line trenches, communication trenches.


What links the front line and support trenches?

communication trench links the front line and first support line trench supports trench.


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 :)


What were communication trenches used for?

They were used to communicate messages back and forth between the home military and the front line military.


What did the trenches do in World War I?

well the trenches were used as bases where an army could no longer go any futher into another ones territory. basically they the front line in the war!


What links front line and support trenches?

communication trench links the front line and first support line trench supports trench.


Where were trenches in position to the enemy?

During World War I, trenches were for the most part located directly in front of the enemy's projected line of attack. Where possible, trenches were also located to the sides of enemy positions; however, many trenches (such as those used for supply- and communication-purposes) extended backwards from the front lines.


What were the dangers facing the soilders on the front line in the trenches?

Trench foot


What is a communications trench in World War I?

In the same trench, they'd probably just yell down the line or walk. If they were in different trenches, they'd send a runner, someone with a track or some sort of running background to pretty much dodge bullets to get the message to the other trench.


What was a line of German trenches called in ww1?

they were called long time stays because they were planning on ataying for a long time


What are the different types of trenches?

Front line trench Support trench reserve trench


Where did the line of trenches stretch 600 miles across during World War 1?

The Front.