A report on Trench warfare
Type of land warfare using occupied lines largely comprising military trenches, in which troops are well-protected from the enemy's small arms fire and are substantially sheltered from artillery.
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World War I
28 linksWorld War I or the First World War, often abbreviated as WWI or WW1, began on 28 July 1914 and ended on 11 November 1918.
World War I or the First World War, often abbreviated as WWI or WW1, began on 28 July 1914 and ended on 11 November 1918.
However, Germany's advance into France failed, and by the end of 1914, the two sides faced each other along the Western Front, a continuous series of trench lines stretching from the English Channel to Switzerland that changed little until 1917.
Western Front (World War I)
12 linksOne of the main theatres of war during the First World War.
One of the main theatres of war during the First World War.
Following the Race to the Sea, both sides dug in along a meandering line of fortified trenches, stretching from the North Sea to the Swiss frontier along with France, which changed little except during early 1917 and in 1918.
Barbed wire
6 linksType of steel fencing wire constructed with sharp edges or points arranged at intervals along the strands.
Type of steel fencing wire constructed with sharp edges or points arranged at intervals along the strands.
It is also a major feature of the fortifications in trench warfare (as a wire obstacle).
Infiltration tactics
10 linksIn warfare, infiltration tactics involve small independent light infantry forces advancing into enemy rear areas, bypassing enemy frontline strongpoints, possibly isolating them for attack by follow-up troops with heavier weapons.
In warfare, infiltration tactics involve small independent light infantry forces advancing into enemy rear areas, bypassing enemy frontline strongpoints, possibly isolating them for attack by follow-up troops with heavier weapons.
When trench warfare developed to its height in World War I, most such attacks were complete failures.
Race to the Sea
4 linksThe Race to the Sea (Course à la mer; Wettlauf zum Meer, Race naar de Zee) took place from about 1914 during the First World War, after the Battle of the Frontiers and the German advance into France.
The Race to the Sea (Course à la mer; Wettlauf zum Meer, Race naar de Zee) took place from about 1914 during the First World War, after the Battle of the Frontiers and the German advance into France.
Over the winter lull, the French army established the theoretical basis of offensive trench warfare, originating many of the methods which became standard for the rest of the war.
Tank
10 linksArmoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat.
Armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat.
Tanks in World War I were developed separately and simultaneously by Great Britain and France as a means to break the deadlock of trench warfare on the Western Front.
Stormtroopers (Imperial Germany)
6 linksStormtroopers (Sturmtruppen or Stoßtruppen ) were specialist soldiers of the German Army.
Stormtroopers (Sturmtruppen or Stoßtruppen ) were specialist soldiers of the German Army.
In the last years of World War I, Stoßtruppen ("shock troopers" or "shove troopers") were trained to use infiltration tactics – part of the Germans' improved method of attack on enemy trenches.
Salient (military)
5 linksBattlefield feature that projects into enemy territory.
Battlefield feature that projects into enemy territory.
In trench warfare, salients are distinctly defined by the opposing lines of trenches, and they were commonly formed by the failure of a broad frontal attack.
No man's land
2 linksWaste or unowned land or an uninhabited or desolate area that may be under dispute between parties who leave it unoccupied out of fear or uncertainty.
Waste or unowned land or an uninhabited or desolate area that may be under dispute between parties who leave it unoccupied out of fear or uncertainty.
In modern times, it is commonly associated with World War I to describe the area of land between two enemy trench systems, not controlled by either side.
Armoured warfare
5 linksUse of armored fighting vehicles in modern warfare.
Use of armored fighting vehicles in modern warfare.
The doctrine of armoured warfare was developed to break the static nature of World War I trench warfare on the Western Front, and return to the 19th century school of thought that advocated manoeuvre and decisive battle outcomes in military strategy.