depth of a trench
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Were those trenches really 15 feet deep? That is 4.5m!!
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Trench depth
Behind the front-line trench was the support trench. As its name implies, it held support troops and supplies to aid the front-line trench soldiers when necessary. It also could be used as a fall back point if the enemy occupied the front-line trench. Dugouts were typically built in the rear of the support trench, varying in size between 8 to 16 feet for the British.
Links to Trenches ww1 and photographs:
Life in the trenches with photos Link: http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/soldiers/a-soldiers-life-1914-1918/life-in-the-trenches-of-the-first-world-war/ alsoPosted
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ral104
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German trenches were often significantly deeper and more solidly constructed than the British ones. They went down 10m or so in places.
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