ATTRITION AND TRENCH WARFARE
Attrition warfare is a military strategy in which a belligerent attempts to win a war by wearing down the enemy to the point of collapse through continuous losses in personnel and materiel.
Trench warfare is a form of land warfare using occupied fighting lines consisting largely of trenches, in which troops are significantly protected from the enemy's small arms fire and are substantially sheltered from artillery.
Trench warfare is a form of land warfare using occupied fighting lines consisting largely of trenches, in which troops are significantly protected from the enemy's small arms fire and are substantially sheltered from artillery.
Attrition Warfare was used on the Western Front during WWI.
e.g the Battle of Verdun, a 9 month battle of Attrition.
e.g the Battle of Verdun, a 9 month battle of Attrition.
Life in trenches was rough for soldiers. There was little time for sleep, there were rats, the trenches were very dirty and muddy, and dead bodies would sometimes overflow into the trenches.
A 12 min. video covering trench warfare
The Lee-Einfield and the Gewehr 98 were the two most common rifles in trenches during WWI. Both were bolt-action. The Lee-Einfield was used by the British, and the Gewehr 98 by the Germans.