Trench Warfare

3. nickname used by Allied soldiers to describe Germans.
4. a signal, given by siren, to announce that it is now safe to remove gas mask
5. shelter dug on the side of a trench, in the ground, used as living quarters, for storage of supplies or for protection.
7. permission given to soldiers to go home for an extended period of time.
10. floor sections made of wooden slats which can be laid on wet, muddy or cold surfaces.
12. nickname used by German soldiers to describe British, Irish, ANZAC and Canadian soldiers.
13. soldier's back-pack, made of heavy canvas. It has a lot of pockets for ammunition, water bottle, bayonet, food, clothing and personal belongings.
15. to waste time.
16. the inner wall of a trench, made of earth and wood and topped with sandbags, to protect soldiers.
17. a specific task assigned to a soldier or group, usually physical labour (digging trenches, burying the dead, clearing land).
19. the area of military operations during the First World War which ran from Belgium, through northern France, and to the Swiss border.
21. German word meaning "emperor".
22. insect that lives off the blood of its host.
23. cloth and/or rubber mask connected to an air filter and used to protect the face and lungs from poison gases.
24. a tunnel within a trench, dug to a point beneath the enemy's trenches.

1. a place that is designated for soldiers to receive food and shelter.
2. narrow ledge, located inside a trench, that allows soldiers to see over the parapet.
6. nickname used by Allied soldiers to describe Germans.
8. a unit of soldiers, normally consisting of 100 men.
9. permission given to soldiers to leave their defensive positions when an attack by the enemy is over or not going to happen.
11. type of wire used for establishing telephone connections between posts.
14. no place to hide.
18. type of gas which gives off a poisonous vapour, designed to kill, injure or disable a soldier by inhalation or contact.
20. a long, deep and narrow hole in the ground, with the earth thrown up in front, dug to protect soldiers from bullets and other projectiles.