WW1 Flashcards
What were the duckbords for in trench warefares?
These were placed on ground to stop troops sinking in the mud.
What was the fire step in the trench warefares?
Soldiers stood on these to look and fire ‘over the top’.
What were the dugouts in the trench warefares?
Rooms dug out of the back wall of trenches. Orders recieved by telephone
What was the Periscope in the trench warefares?
Enables troops to see ‘over the top’ without risk of being shot.
What was the concrete bunker in the trench warefares?
Reinforced subterranean bunker.
What was the artillery in the trench warfares?
Huge guns that fired enormous explosive or poisonous shells for miles.
What was the Gas bell in the trench warefares?
Would be rung to tell troops to put on gas masks.
What was trench foot and how were soldiers infected?
Trench foot was a disease which was an infection of the feet caused by cold, wer and dirty conditions. In the trenches men stood for hours in wet, muddy trenches without being able to remove wet socks or boots.
