Trench Warfare I Guns of August 1914 Central

I. Guns of August 1914 • Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire & Bulgaria,

II. War at Sea • Blockade • U-Boats- Wolf Packs • Convoys- strength in

III. War on Land • A. Schlieffen Plan • B. Different Fronts pg 631

Schlieffen Plan • As soon as Russia mobilized • Attack France via Belgium (neutral

Trenches http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=8 k 8 Lj-c. V 7 Ls

THE TRENCH SYSTEM • Front line • Communication trench • Support trenches • No

Life in the Trenches • Lice • Rats • Shell Shock • Trench Foot

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Trench Warfare

I. Guns of August 1914 • Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire & Bulgaria, • Allied Powers: Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Serbia, Belgium, others, and the US

II. War at Sea • Blockade • U-Boats- Wolf Packs • Convoys- strength in numbers – Depth charges

III. War on Land • A. Schlieffen Plan • B. Different Fronts pg 631 • C. Trench Warfare

Schlieffen Plan • As soon as Russia mobilized • Attack France via Belgium (neutral country) • Set up defense on Russian/German border • Germany had modernized rail system to move troops back and forth to both fronts General Count • Defeat France in 6 weeks Alfred von Schlieffen • Then move troops to Eastern Front (assuming it would take Russia six weeks to moblize) • “Paris for lunch, dinner at St. Petersburg

Trenches http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=8 k 8 Lj-c. V 7 Ls

THE TRENCH SYSTEM • Front line • Communication trench • Support trenches • No Mans Land • Barbed wire

Machine Gun

Tanks

Airplanes

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Life in the Trenches • Lice • Rats • Shell Shock • Trench Foot • Overall Filth

TRENCH FOOT

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