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What is the slang given to soldiers leaving the trenches to go fight?
It was called "Going over the top"
Why was a whistle blown in trenches of world war 1?
Usually it ment time to die, that is go over the top and charge the other sides trenches
Why was trenches invented?
The Germans and Allied troops reached a stalemate where neither side could advance. The only place they could go without loosing any ground was down, so soldiers started to dig trenches.
What are continental trenches?
coninental trenches are trenches that go across countries...i think
Going over the top what did this mean in ww1?
When the whistle blew it was time for the soldiers to go 'Over the Top.' This meant leaving your trench and climbing over the top of the parapet to 'No Man's Land'. The men would get told the night before so that in the morning they were able to get up early and be ready for the fight on time. You would then go 'Over the Top' to 'No Man's Land'. You would return later on that day if you were lucky ... Some info on the British way of sending their men 'Over the Top': One method of attack the British used was sending men over the top. A group soldiers would go over there trenches and run across no man's land and capture the enemy's trenches. The problem with this idea was that by the time the men had gone over the top and were half way across no man's land they had all been either killed or were badly injured. Also many men were so afraid of going over the top that they were physically sick when the bell rung for them to go, as they knew it was a 95% chance they would die. This was mainly because they used knives and guns and not bombs and grenades before they 'went over' to soften up the enemy. This was the main technique of attack and it cost the British army the lives of millions of people. Even though this was killing most of their soldiers the British army never changed their method of attack.
What does it mean to go over top?
The Great War 1914 - 1919 (or World War I) was fought in the trenches. Deep lines of French and British trenches faced the Germans. Each mounted large scale attacks on the other. Usually these took place at dawn - there would be a great barrage of artillery fire then the infantry would go 'over the top' of the trenches. These attacks were pretty suicidal, and the expression seems to have become identified with anything that is extreme.
What is the slang given to soldiers leaving the trenches to go fight?
It was called "Going over the top"
In the trenches what did the expression Going over the top mean?
It meant to go over the top edge of the trench onto no mans land and charging at the enemy. It was not something that matched up with a long life.
What did the expression going over the top mean in the trenches?
It meant to go over the top edge of the trench onto no mans land and charging at the enemy. It was not something that matched up with a long life.
Why was a whistle blown in trenches of world war 1?
Usually it ment time to die, that is go over the top and charge the other sides trenches
Why was trenches invented?
The Germans and Allied troops reached a stalemate where neither side could advance. The only place they could go without loosing any ground was down, so soldiers started to dig trenches.
What are continental trenches?
coninental trenches are trenches that go across countries...i think
Going over the top what did this mean in ww1?
When the whistle blew it was time for the soldiers to go 'Over the Top.' This meant leaving your trench and climbing over the top of the parapet to 'No Man's Land'. The men would get told the night before so that in the morning they were able to get up early and be ready for the fight on time. You would then go 'Over the Top' to 'No Man's Land'. You would return later on that day if you were lucky ... Some info on the British way of sending their men 'Over the Top': One method of attack the British used was sending men over the top. A group soldiers would go over there trenches and run across no man's land and capture the enemy's trenches. The problem with this idea was that by the time the men had gone over the top and were half way across no man's land they had all been either killed or were badly injured. Also many men were so afraid of going over the top that they were physically sick when the bell rung for them to go, as they knew it was a 95% chance they would die. This was mainly because they used knives and guns and not bombs and grenades before they 'went over' to soften up the enemy. This was the main technique of attack and it cost the British army the lives of millions of people. Even though this was killing most of their soldiers the British army never changed their method of attack.
No man's land and going over the top are phrases he keeps writing about They sound frightening Were they Why?
No man's land is the area between each army's trenches. It is pretty much a minefield. Going over the top is when soldiers go over the top of the sand bags just in front of the frontline trench, go through the barbed wire and run across no man's land, basically running to their death because they are basically running towards the oppositions weapons and trying to dodge mines.
Why did Hitler not like different races?
because he needed to be strong, so not liking anybody apart from TRUE Germans go his top the top at in the end!
What was a trench in World War 2?
A ditch used for cover from enemy fire. A series of trenches would be used as the front lines of the different armies moved forwards and back. Many people lost their lives in the trenches during the war as the only way to advance the front line was to go 'over the top' and invade the enemies trench.
What advantage did mortars have over some types of heavier artillery?
the advantage that mortars have is that they have a much steeper angle then heavy artillery so it can go over buildings or plop into trenches
