Trench Warfare

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Trench Warfare
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Trench Warfare

• The conflict soon developed into a war of
  attrition, (trying to tire each other out) with
  neither side gaining much ground throughout 4
  long years.
• WWI is known mostly for its trenches long,
  narrow, dugout paths, the majority of which were
  on the Western Front

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Trench Warfare Contd

• These trenches were often very close to each
  other, with the area in between known as No
  Mans Land.
• Ironically, No Mans Land is were many soldiers
  lost their lives.

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The Trenches
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Going Over The Top
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Life in the trenches

• Life in the Trenches was terrible!
• Filled with putrid (poisoned) water
• Many soldiers suffered from trench foot (Their
  feet would literally rot).
• Many soldiers also suffered from disease due to
  the terrible conditions and the proximity
  (nearness) of dead bodies.
• These bodies also ensured the large population
  of rats and lice.

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Death and Destruction
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The French countryside after Bombardment
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The explosions would churn (mix) the mud, making
the recovery of bodies under fire nearly
impossible
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The Eastern Front was not so entrenched, but even
more died