ww1 battle descriptions

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The Somme

WWI battle from July - Nov 1916 with high death rates

Ypres and Passchendaele

Area with major battles, known as 'Wipers' by the British

The Battle for Hill 60

Battle where British attacked a German man-made hill

Cambrai

Late 1917 battle with the first large-scale tank attack

Arras

1917 battle area with remarkable pre-battle preparations

Shell hole

Craters created by shells in the ground

Fire step

Platform in a trench for soldiers to shoot from

Terrain

Type of ground, e.g., muddy or hilly

Parapet

Mound of earth protecting soldiers in the trench

Stretcher bearer

RAMC members carrying wounded soldiers

No man's land

Area between Allied and enemy trenches

Parados

Protection behind the trench similar to a parapet

Front line

Trench closest to the enemy

Communication trench

Links frontline trenches with reserve trenches

Evacuation route

Path for wounded soldiers: stretcher bearers, aid posts, ambulances, hospitals