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...

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]...

practice for trench knives to be used in combination with other "quiet" weapons, like trench clubs, pickaxe handles and hatchets, during trench raiding expeditions...

knife French Nail French raiding hammer Hatchet Mace Machete Pickaxe handle Push dagger Spade Stiletto Trench knife Trench raiding club Bowie knife Webley...

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...

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...

differentiated from raids. Marine Raiders Chevauchée Direct action (military) Hit-and-run tactics Infiltration tactics Slave raiding Trench raiding List of expeditions...

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...

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...

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...

Smoke bomb Trench raiding club, a type of improvised wooden club with hammered hobnails around its circumference used for trench raiding during World...

movement Electronic countermeasures Use of a Kill zone Ambush Skirmish Trench raiding Peaceful penetration Rapid dominance Blitzkrieg – a method of warfare...

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...

War by Australian troops, a cross between trench raiding and patrolling. The aim was similar to trench raiding (namely, to gather prisoners, conduct reconnaissance...

1917, shortly before Germany.[citation needed] Italy used specialist trench-raiding teams to break the stalemate of static fighting against Austria-Hungary...

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...

in spite of preparatory bombardment. Raiding and counter-raiding continued, especially around a section of trenches known as "the Birdcage" roughly in the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

experienced the effects of shellfire and participated in aggressive trench raiding despite a lack of formal training and generally inferior equipment....

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...

rear for rest and recuperation. Trench raiding was also carried out and construction parties formed to repair trenches and fortifications, while wiring...

infiltration tactics – part of the Germans' improved method of attack on enemy trenches. The German Empire entered the war certain that the conflict would be won...

reviewed troops in the trenches. During February 1915 the division launched minor attacks and captured several German positions. Trench raids followed, until...

'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...