To leave the trenches and attack the enemy. A very British tactic you climb out of your trench and walk towards the enemy while being shot at with machine guns.
The Somme is one such battle where the tactic was employed resulting in the loss of 58,000 British troops in one day (still a record)
the soldiers were scared when they went over the top, if one soldier told you that they wernt scared when they went over the top they would have been lying
Going over the top is when soldiers were forced to run over the top of the trenches in which they were fighting from and walk out on to the battlefield to gain vital land in the war. hundreds of people would die while traveling through no man's land.
The phrase 'going over the top' - referred to the soldiers in the trenches climbing out and up to flat ground, and advancing towards the enemy over 'no-mans land'. Attacking the enemy's trenches~APEX
It meant to go over the top edge of the trench onto no mans land and charging at the enemy. It was not something that matched up with a long life.
"Going over the top" in World War I referred to the action of soldiers leaving their trenches to attack the enemy across no man's land, often during an offensive. This phrase became synonymous with the brutal and perilous nature of trench warfare, where soldiers faced heavy artillery, machine gun fire, and other hazards. Such assaults were typically costly in terms of lives, highlighting the grim realities of the conflict. The term encapsulates the desperation and futility often associated with the war's battles.
Attacking the enemy's trenches
Leaving trenches to attack.
It means when you are in the trench, you go "over the top" of the trench to secure the next trench.
The action of getting out of the trenches and going "over the top" of the trench and onto exposed ground.
Nothing. I believe you misspelled WORLD - "on top of the world" means that everything is going well for you and you feel great.
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Going over the top means: Leaving the safety of your trench and attacking the enemies base
the soldiers were scared when they went over the top, if one soldier told you that they wernt scared when they went over the top they would have been lying
Going over the top is when soldiers were forced to run over the top of the trenches in which they were fighting from and walk out on to the battlefield to gain vital land in the war. hundreds of people would die while traveling through no man's land.
The phrase 'going over the top' - referred to the soldiers in the trenches climbing out and up to flat ground, and advancing towards the enemy over 'no-mans land'. Attacking the enemy's trenches~APEX
The expression "going over the top" originally referred to soldiers climbing out of trenches during World War I to charge at the enemy. In broader usage, it now means exceeding limits or expectations, often in a way that is extravagant or excessive. It can describe behavior, actions, or efforts that are more intense or dramatic than necessary.
It meant to go over the top edge of the trench onto no mans land and charging at the enemy. It was not something that matched up with a long life.