Trench Warfare

Trench Warfare

Trench warfare is a way of fighting during WW l. It was a way of land fighting using long holes or trenches. Troops a lot safer from the enemy's fire. They are also sheltered from the opponents artillery. The most well known usage of trench warfare is the Western Front in WW I. Trench warfare is a slow moving method and their were lots of deaths involved.

With Trench warfare you loose mobility and the defender holds the advantage.  The area between opposing trench lines were exposed to artillery fire. Fighting trenches were usually about 10 feet deep. Trenches were never straight, because then the enemy couldn't fire down the trench they would have to clear sections. The entire trench could not be enfiladed if the enemy gained access at one point or if a bomb or shell landed in the trench the shock could not travel as far.

The trenches were bad to be in because the floor was mud and your feet would get trench foot. Trench foot  is when your feet rot and your boots would keep your feet wet so many people didn't even wear boots. The trenches would be muddy because they would stack bodies and they would rot.