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TRENCH WARFARE
The British and French troops lined up against the German troops along a front which began in the west and extended eastwards.
From 1914 to 1918 the western front did not move more than 32 kilometres in any direction.
In a series of horrific battles, millions of lives were lost for the gain of only a few kilometers.
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The trenches were built to protect the troops from machine gun fire.
Soldiers ate, slept, kept guard in the trenches.
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However, with severe rain, the trenches became muddy, water-logged and disease-ridden.
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Attacks involved the troops going over the barbed wire and machine guns of the enemy.
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The area of land between the opposing forces’ front-line trenches was called No Man’s Land.
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