British trenches, World War I
GPTKB entity
Statements (92)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:castle
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| gptkbp:abandoned |
1918
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:No_Man's_Land
trench warfare gas mask steel helmet going up the line leave over the top periscope rifle stand-to trench boots trench clubs trench knives trench newspapers trench raids trench rotation trench routine trench signalling trench slang trench telephone trench telescope trench whistles |
| gptkbp:builtBy |
gptkb:Royal_Engineers
infantry soldiers |
| gptkbp:documentedIn |
gptkb:art
gptkb:film gptkb:poetry photographs memoirs official reports letters home war diaries |
| gptkbp:establishedIn |
1914
|
| gptkbp:feature |
barbed wire
latrine sandbags parapet listening post dugout aid post communication trench communication wire duckboards fire step front line trench machine gun post ration dump reserve trench sniper post stretcher bearer post sump support trench trench art trench map trench mortar emplacement trench periscope |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
British trenches, World War I
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| gptkbp:influenced |
future military fortifications
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
French trench design
German trench design |
| gptkbp:length |
hundreds of miles
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Western_Front
|
| gptkbp:notableBattle |
gptkb:Battle_of_Ypres
gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele gptkb:Battle_of_the_Marne gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme gptkb:Battle_of_Neuve_Chapelle gptkb:Battle_of_Arras gptkb:Battle_of_Cambrai gptkb:Battle_of_Loos gptkb:Battle_of_Vimy_Ridge |
| gptkbp:purpose |
defensive warfare
protection from enemy fire |
| gptkbp:type |
gptkb:disease
artillery food shortages flooding rats lice exposure mud psychological stress shell shock trench foot poor sanitation sniper fire gas attack |
| gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:British_Army
|
| gptkbp:usedDuring |
gptkb:World_War_I
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Journey's_End_(1928)
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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