Conditions Of War Trench Warfare
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Conditions of Conditions of War:War:
Trench WarfareTrench WarfareThe Cost of WarThe Cost of War
Trench WarfareTrench Warfare Type of fighting in which both sides dig Type of fighting in which both sides dig
trenches and attempt to overrun the trenches and attempt to overrun the enemy’s trenches.enemy’s trenches.
Trench excavation machine, camouflaged
to look like a tree
British fake tree used British fake tree used by snipers and spies.by snipers and spies.
The Periscope
Trench SystemTrench System
TunnelsTunnels
Trench WarfareTrench Warfare The British Knee deep in mud.The British Knee deep in mud. A typical trench was 6-8 ft. deep.A typical trench was 6-8 ft. deep.
TrenchesTrenches French Soldiers French Soldiers
moving a wounded moving a wounded man through a man through a trenchtrench
Barbed Wire- Sketch Barbed Wire- Sketch drawn by Allied Spydrawn by Allied Spy
Water-Logged TrenchesWater-Logged TrenchesOfficers walk through a flooded trench.Officers walk through a flooded trench.
Life in the TrenchesLife in the Trenches Trenches Trenches
became water became water logged when it logged when it rained.rained.
Men who stood Men who stood for hours for hours suffered from suffered from Trench Foot.Trench Foot.
Life in the Life in the TrenchesTrenchesMany men killed in the trenches were buried Many men killed in the trenches were buried
almost where they fell. If a trench subsided, or almost where they fell. If a trench subsided, or new trenches or dugouts were needed, large new trenches or dugouts were needed, large numbers of decomposing bodies would be numbers of decomposing bodies would be found just below the surface. These corpses, found just below the surface. These corpses, as well as the food scraps that littered the as well as the food scraps that littered the trenches, attracted rats. One pair of rats can trenches, attracted rats. One pair of rats can produce 880 offspring in a year and so the produce 880 offspring in a year and so the trenches were soon swarming with them. trenches were soon swarming with them.
Some of these rats grew extremely large. One Some of these rats grew extremely large. One soldier wrote: "The rats were huge. They were soldier wrote: "The rats were huge. They were so big they would eat a wounded man if he so big they would eat a wounded man if he couldn't defend himself." These rats became couldn't defend himself." These rats became very bold and would attempt to take food from very bold and would attempt to take food from the pockets of sleeping men. Two or three the pockets of sleeping men. Two or three rats would always be found on a dead body. rats would always be found on a dead body. They usually went for the eyes first and then They usually went for the eyes first and then they burrowed their way right into the corpse.they burrowed their way right into the corpse.
The top of a trench would consist The top of a trench would consist of sandbags. This would protect of sandbags. This would protect the soldiers from shots.the soldiers from shots.
A typical bullet would penetrate A typical bullet would penetrate 15 inches into the sandbag.15 inches into the sandbag.
German Trench WarfareGerman Trench Warfare This section of This section of
German trench at German trench at the Somme helps the Somme helps explain why the explain why the initial British initial British artillery barrage artillery barrage did little to weaken did little to weaken the Germans. It the Germans. It was much deeper was much deeper than the British than the British trenches.trenches.
New New TechnologiesTechnologies
Submarine WarfareSubmarine Warfare
German German u-boats u-boats fleet of fleet of submarinesubmariness
Cross Section of a Cross Section of a U-BoatU-Boat
1 - Torpedo Tubes1 - Torpedo Tubes
2 - Electric Motor2 - Electric Motor
3 - Main Engine3 - Main Engine
4 - Control Room4 - Control Room
5 - Mine Tubes5 - Mine Tubes
6 - Forward 6 - Forward Torpedo TubesTorpedo Tubes
7 - crew quarters.7 - crew quarters.
TanksTanks
British tank breaking
through barbed-wire
British Mark I tank
Crossing a trench
US armored cars
Russian armored car
Airplanes were extensively used in military actions for the Airplanes were extensively used in military actions for the first time during WWI, and the U.S. preparation for this war first time during WWI, and the U.S. preparation for this war included the manufacture of aircraft and training of fliers. included the manufacture of aircraft and training of fliers.
The Curtiss JN 4-D "Jenny" biplane was the principal The Curtiss JN 4-D "Jenny" biplane was the principal American-made aircraft in World War I, but it was used American-made aircraft in World War I, but it was used
primarily for training.primarily for training.
AirplanesAirplanes
Reconnaissance camera attached to the side of a British plane
Airplane Bombing
British plane dropping torpedo
Central Powers airplane"Shot down in flames"
Chemical WarfareChemical WarfareThe first army issue gas masks were little The first army issue gas masks were little more than gauze bandages with ties. These more than gauze bandages with ties. These would be moistened with water to improve would be moistened with water to improve their effectiveness in filtering out the gas.their effectiveness in filtering out the gas.
Chemical WarfareChemical WarfareThe cannister gas The cannister gas mask was developed mask was developed to protect the soldier to protect the soldier from the use of from the use of chlorine gas and chlorine gas and tearing agents such as tearing agents such as xylyl bromide. This xylyl bromide. This type of mask was not type of mask was not effective in filtering effective in filtering out the more deadly out the more deadly phosgene and phosgene and diphosgene gases.diphosgene gases. There was no mask There was no mask that could offer that could offer protection from the protection from the blistering mustard gas blistering mustard gas which attacks all which attacks all exposed flesh.exposed flesh.
Poison GasPoison GasA German Soldier after a Gas Attack.A German Soldier after a Gas Attack.
Mustard GasMustard Gas
British soldiers blinded by Mustard GasBritish soldiers blinded by Mustard Gas