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Trench warfare during First World War, 1914-1918

German soldiers in trenches on the Western front, 1915

The dugout of the battalion staff on the front lines even has the special luxury of a sliding door.

German soldiers in a trench, 1915

Soldiers rest in a trench at the front lines of the Western front.

German soldier at a bonfire at the Western Front, 1915

German soldiers recover from the strains of the battles at the Western Front at a bonfire.

German reconnaissance soldiers on the watch, 1915

German artillery reconnaissance soldiers watch out for enemy movement equipped with a twin-telescope. One soldier sits on a raised hide.

German soldiers dig trenches, 1915

German soldiers dig trenches into the earth behind a barbed wire barrier at the Western Front of the First World War.

Breakfast in a German trench, 1915

German soldiers distribute loafs of bread to their comrades in trenches at the Western Front of the First World War.

Armoured British soldiers, 1915

British infantry soldiers with a machine gun wearing steal armour to protect themselves from granade splinters and other weapons. Soldiers of the front row tried to adapt to the changing warfare, but most of the time, the armour could not withstand projectiles.

French grenadiers, 1915

French grenadiers, equipped with a scythe, grenades, steal hats and steal breastplates, prepare for an attack on enemy trenches.

French soldiers in a bunker during the First World War

French soldiers at the Western Front in a bunker (film scene).

Austrian soldier on guard in a trench, 1916

On the Eastern Front, an Austrian soldier watches the enemy line through field glasses.

German officers inspect a French trench, 1915

A French communication trench in a town is inspected by German soldiers.

French soldiers building trenches during the FIrst World War

French soldiers start to build trenches with a special mechanical digging machine.

Guard in a German field fortification, 1915

Soldiers of the infantry regiment 10 on guard in a trench at the Western front.

German soldiers in a trench, 1914

German infantrymen advance from a trench with cartridge belts and ammunition boxes. Scene from the film 'Der Weltkrieg. Teil 1.'

German soldiers before attacking, 1914

On the Western front infantry men wait on ladders in a trench for the order to attack.

German soldiers on the Western front from the film 'All Quiet on the Western Front', 1930

French soldiers attack a German trench in the First World War. Scene from the film 'All Quiet on the Western Front', Germany 1930, directed by Lewis Milestone.

German soldiers building shelters, 1914

Soldiers build positions. In the foreground the trenches are partially covered to protect from artillery fire.

German soldiers at the Eastern Front, 1914

German infantry soldiers in trenches during the winter battles in Masuria, today Poland (contemporary postcard painting annopuncing the victory over the Russians in East Prussia).

German soldiers in the First World War

German soldiers in a trench under artillery bombardment. Film photo.

German soldiers during a rest in a trench at the Western Front, 1917

German soldiers during a lull in a trench at the Western Front during the Second Battle of Artois.

Russian positions in front of Jakobstadt, 1918

Russian army positions near Jakobstadt (Jekabpils) reinforced with wooden planks captured by German troops.

German soldiers wait in a trench for the order to attack, 1918

First World War: During the German spring offensive in Picardy between Arras and La Fere, German troops wait in a trench for the order to attack. The company chief checks his watch for the precise time of attack (probably fim scene).

German covered trench on the Western front, 1915

Soldiers should seek cover from artillery fire in this trench with walls supported by wood and an arched roof covered with a layer of dirt. It is a communication trench, which ensures the connection between the trench lines and the hinterland.

Trench warfare in the First World War from 'All Quiet on the Western Front', 1930

From the film 'All Quiet on the Western Front', Germany 1930, directed by Lewis Milestone, this photo was taken in a trench in the mechanized warfare of the First World War. German soldiers prepare for an enemy attack.

German soldiers train for an attack with flame throwers, 1915

Soldiers during an exercise with a flame thrower. The German troops prepared for the March offensive of 1918 with exercises and intensely trained for the action with small combat patrols.

German soldiers dig themselves in, 1915

Infantrymen dig ground covers to protect themselves from enemy artillery fire.

German soldiers dig trenches, 1914

German infantry soldiers dig trenches at the Western Front of the First World War.

German soldiers in a trench, 1917

German soldiers gather in a trench at the Western front (film scene).

German Soldiers at the Western Front, 1914

German soldiers have taken cover and wait for the assault to begin.

Soldiers with regiment dog, 1915

Soldiers of the Austrian army, that was allied with Germany in World War I, with a regiment dog in a trench in Russian-Poland (Congress Poland).

Soldiers with gas masks, 1915

Soldiers of the Infantry Regiment 106 with gas masks in a trench at the Western Front during World War I.

Turkish position in Galicia, 1917

In the German-Austrian offensive in Galicia in July 1917, a Turkish troop contingent poaitions itself in a trench with a machine gun.

Dead British Soldier at the Western Front of World War I, 1918

A dead British soldier in a trench at a formerly British emplacement at Vurlu-Peronne, which had been won and taken by the Germans.

Russian Soldiers Killed in World War I, 1915

Bodies of Russian soldiers, entangled in the barbed wire of a German emplacement at the Eastern front.

Austrian soldiers on the Eastern front, 1916

Austrian-Hungarian soldiers with a 9 cm mortar in their trench on the Volhynian front.

Austrian soldiers in a trench on the Eastern front, 1918

Austrian-Hungarian soldiers in a trench, which has been dug through a cemetery.

German soldiers attacking from a trench, 1915

German infantrymen in a trench at the Western front. Movie scene from the war film 'Der Weltkrieg.'

German soldiers in a trench on the Western front, 1915

Soldiers on break in a position near Ypres. The soldiers are reading or writing letters.

Abandoned German position in Moully, 1919

View over German trench lines in a decimated forest near Moully/Mouilly, Dep. Meuse, on the Western front.

German soldiers in a trench in France, 1914

Infantry men have taken up position in a trench. The photo was taken at the beginning of the war, the soldiers are still wearing spiked helmets, which were later stripped down due to the conspicuousness of their spikes.

German soldiers at Verdun, 1916

Captain Waldmann with members of his staff in a trench in Chapitie forest during the battle of Verdun. The soldier on the left is still wearing a spiked helmet and a helmet cover with his regiment number painted on it, the captain in the middle has a steel helmet from 1915.

German soldiers in a captured French position, 1916

German soldiers in an occupied French trench, which had been destroyed by a bombardment with mines. The picture was taken at Verdun.

French mortars on the Western Front, 1915

A French soldier is preparing to fire an air torpedo from a position at the Western Front.

German soldiers in the battlefield of the Battle of the Aisne in France, 1918

Infantrymen in a trench during the fighting on the Aisne in the area between St. Quentin and Laon.

German soldiers dig trenches at the Western Front, 1914

During the Battle of the Marne, German soldiers of an infantry platoon dig trenches at the edge of a cornfield.

German artillery soldiers at the Western Front of the First World War

Two German soldiers in an artillery observation post ín a trench at the Western Front (undated picture).

Kaiser's birthday party in a German shelter, 1916

Non-commissioned officers celebrate the Kaiser's birthday on the front in a bunker. A house pet, a grandfather clock and a piano are the furnishings.

German soldiers in a position built out of paper bales, 1915

Soldiers on the Western front have erected a position out of paper. On the right stands an officer, the soldiers behind him belong to a machine gun division.

German soldiers in a shelter on the Western front

Soldiers on their narrow beds in a bomb-proof shelter under the ground.

German machine gun in a shelter, 1917

On the Western front soldiers of the infantry regiment 157 man an MG 08 machine gun in a bunker.

German soldiers in front of their shelter, 1915

Bunkers dug into the ground protect from the effects of artillery fire.

Crew dugout at the Italian front, 1917

Crew dugout of the Austro-Hungarian troops in the mountains of South Tyrol.

Gas warfare in the First World War, 1918

Austrian-Hungarian rescue team carries a gas poisoned comrade from a submerged tunnel.

German underground bunker on the Eastern Front, 1914

A German soldier stands guard over a bunker which is dug into the ground in East Prussia.

Austrian guard

A soldier of the Austro-Hungarian army stands guard in the exit of a shelter carved into the mountain.

Impediments in front of a German position on the Western front, 1915

In front of their own trench, soldiers have driven wooden stakes with sharpened ends ("wolf pits") into the ground to impede enemy attacks. In the background the barbed wire is visible in front of the trenches.

Artillery in a bunker on the Western front, 1915

German soldiers pull an artillery gun from a shelter, in which it was protected from enemy fire.

Soldier looking at hedgehogs, 1916

A German soldier smokes a pipe in his shelter. A family of hedgehogs, which he keeps in the bunker, help him - according to the caption - with pest control.