Transcript Trench Warfare in WWI - Smith's Class

Trench Warfare in WWI
Trench Definition: A ditch
Myth
Reality
The British government
wanted to encourage
men to enlist for war.
They said the war
would be safe, hardly
any fighting, a good
lark and over by
Christmas.
A picture of soldiers going
‘Over the Top’
They used advertising
posters to encourage
this idea!
Soldiers were expected to carry all of their
equipment with them at all times.
The Trench System
• Front line
• Communication
trench
• Support trenches
• No Mans Land
• Barbed wire
Trench Warfare
• Offensive attacks
into No Mans Land
• Shell fire
• Going over the top
• Retreat
Over The Top
Side View
Trench Diagram
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Bird’s Eye View