Western front
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Trench Systems (Cross Section)
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Video Information Trench warfare, Trench cross-section, World War one. On The Western Front, trench systems were developed into a sophisticated network. In 1914, trenches were quickly dug out by both sides, parallel to each other from the North Sea through Belgium and France. The trenches would offer some protection for the troops from overwhelming enemy artillery, and infantry fire. Entrenching was the fast method of creating a trench system by having soldiers dig foxholes. This was dangerous as It would be done in the line of sight of the enemy. A sapper could then transform this into a more sophisticated… Read More