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WWI Trench WarfareWWI Trench Warfare
Trench WarfareTrench Warfare
Goal: Protect from small arms fire and sheltered from artillery.
Mainly on the Western front
Trench WarfareTrench Warfare
Why would each side “dig in”?◦Think about the weapons*
Once each side was dug in… what could they do to get the advantage?
Led to frontal attacks which would lead to…
MASSIVE CASUALTIES
On an individual level, a typical British soldier's year could be divided as follows:
15% front line10% support line30% reserve line20% rest25% other (hospital, travelling, leave,
training courses, etc.)
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