Trench raiding was a feature of trench warfare which developed during World War I. It was the practice of making small scale night-time surprise attacks...
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Trench raiding clubs, or trench maces were improvised melee weapons used by both the Allies and the Central Powers during World War I.[citation needed]...
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practice for trench knives to be used in combination with other "quiet" weapons, like trench clubs, pickaxe handles and hatchets, during trench raiding expeditions...
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Battle of Vimy Ridge (section Trench raiding)
destruction wrought. The policy of aggressive trench raiding was not without its cost. A large-scale trench raid on 13 February 1917, involving 900 men from...
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knife French Nail French raiding hammer Hatchet Mace Machete Pickaxe handle Push dagger Spade Stiletto Trench knife Trench raiding club Bowie knife Webley...
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mace, steel with hollow shaft, 21.75 in (552 mm) 17th to 18th century. Trench raiding clubs used during World War I were modern variations on the medieval...
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differentiated from raids. Marine Raiders Chevauchée Direct action (military) Hit-and-run tactics Infiltration tactics Slave raiding Trench raiding List of expeditions...
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Trench warfare is a type of land warfare using occupied lines largely comprising military trenches, in which combatants are well-protected from the enemy's...
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been for armies on the move. However, armies were still in danger of trench-raiding parties who would sneak into enemy lines and try to snatch codebooks...
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World War I (1914–1918) as a close quarter offensive weapon, mainly for trench raiding. At its peak during World War II (1939–1945), millions of submachine...
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movement Electronic countermeasures Use of a Kill zone Ambush Skirmish Trench raiding Peaceful penetration Rapid dominance Blitzkrieg – a method of warfare...
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Smoke bomb Trench raiding club, a type of improvised wooden club with hammered hobnails around its circumference used for trench raiding during World...
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handle mounted perpendicular to the shaft Totokia – a Fijian spiked club Trench raiding club – a type of melee weapon used by both sides in World War I Ula...
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Peaceful penetration (category Trench warfare)
War by Australian troops, a cross between trench raiding and patrolling. The aim was similar to trench raiding (namely, to gather prisoners, conduct reconnaissance...
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1917, shortly before Germany.[citation needed] Italy used specialist trench-raiding teams to break the stalemate of static fighting against Austria-Hungary...
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brow plate or Stirnpanzer, which saw limited use only by snipers and trench raiding parties, as it was too heavy for general use. The shell came in different...
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20th (Light) Division (section Eagle Trench)
south of the river Souchez on a three brigade front, patrolling and trench raiding were continued. At the end of September the First Army was ordered to...
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eliminate sentries in trench raids as well as for personal defense. As a class, these daggers, knives, and stilettos were given the title trench knife. World War...
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in spite of preparatory bombardment. Raiding and counter-raiding continued, especially around a section of trenches known as "the Birdcage" roughly in the...
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safety pin. The Mills bomb was a defensive grenade, but was also used in trench-raiding by assault troops. After throwing the user had to take cover immediately...
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Winchester Model 1897 (redirect from Winchester M1897 Trench Gun)
The Winchester Model 1897, also known as the Model 97, M97, Riot Gun, or Trench Gun, is a pump-action shotgun with an external hammer and tube magazine...
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Assault Battalion No. 5 (Rohr) (category Trench warfare)
similar experiments, to refit and retrain the unit for the purpose of trench raiding and close combat. To save on weight, he quickly abandoned the use of...
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troops began to suffer badly from Trench foot. The division endured the winter in the Somme sector, Trench raiding being carried out once frost had hardened...
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and had originally been used as a landmark by a Newfoundland Regiment trench raiding party in the days before the Battle of the Somme. British and German...
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battalions took their turns in the routine of trench holding, working parties, patrolling and trench raiding, with a constant drain on manpower from shelling...
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The Battle of the Trench (Arabic: غزوة الخندق, romanized: Ghazwat al-Khandaq), also known as the Battle of Khandaq (Arabic: معركة الخندق, romanized: Ma’rakah...
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infantry and sappers. The division was also active in trench raiding. Autumn rains damaged the trenches and created much work for the sappers. 60th (2/2nd...
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reviewed troops in the trenches. During February 1915 the division launched minor attacks and captured several German positions. Trench raids followed, until...
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'This shoe was taken off an Austrian pony captured in the trenches near Asiago, Italy, by a raiding party of the 23rd Division'. Chappel pps. 32, 42 Sandilands...
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prevent the cattle raiding, the Argentine government built a system of trenches called Zanja de Alsina in the 1870s. Most cattle raids ended after the military...
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