1. Trench Warfare Life In The Trenches

2. Trench Types Firing trenches Communication trenches –Run perpendicular to firing trenches –Move food, mail, supplies, reinforcements and wounded Sap trenches

6. German’s Vs. Allied Trenches German trenches Well dug trenches Usually on a hill Drained water much easier

8. German’s Vs. Allied Trenches Allied trenches Not very well dug In a valley Didn’t drain very well

10. Problems With Trench Life You can’t see anything but dirt and sky Billions of lice live in the trenches Rats are all over the trenches The stench is terrible (decaying flesh) Water filled the bottom of the trenches –It was rumored by allied soldiers that germans could make it rain

11. Problems With Trench Life Battles now last longer Casualties are very high Bombs exploding all the time Hard to sleep Little food to eat Lots of disease