First World War

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  1. 1. These rodents fed on bodies and scraps, so were very common in Western Front trenches
  2. 6. A raised area at the top of a trench, allowing soldiers to fire at the enemy from behind cover
  3. 7. Trenches were constructed using this pattern, to prevent enemy fire or shells travelled along their length (3,3)
  4. 9. A term for army divisions or regiments who fight on foot
  5. 12. An early battle of World War I, fought in September 1914, the Battle of the .....
  6. 13. Constant immersion in mud and water caused this common ailment, a form of gangrene (6,4)
  7. 16. River in northern France, the scene of a major Allied offensive in July 1916
  8. 17. German military planning of the late 1800s was largely concerned with avoiding a war fought on two ......
  9. 19. The process of recruiting, training, organising and moving armies, particularly at the start of a conflict
  10. 20. The area between two combatant trenches, '.. .... land' (2,4)
  11. 21. A timber platform or deck laid at the bottom of a trench to allow easy movement
  12. 25. Name given to the German, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman alliance, the ....... Powers
Down
  1. 2. A gunman who shoots at enemy forces, usually from an elevated or concealed position
  2. 3. Name given to the German military plan involving a rapid invasion of France through neutral Belgium and the Netherlands
  3. 4. The capital city of Serbia
  4. 5. A long knife or dagger, attached to the end of a rifle and used as a close quarters weapon
  5. 8. method of slowly advancing your artillery bombardment to move over the enemy trenches
  6. 10. A collective term for weapons such as cannon or howitzers, which project large calibre shells or projectiles
  7. 11. commander of the British forces during the battle of the Somme
  8. 14. Type of wire used as an anti-personnel device on the Western Front
  9. 15. A term used to describe his unconditional backing of Austria-Hungary was the kaiser's '..... ......' (5,6)
  10. 18. Austro-Hungarian forces invaded this eastern European nation on August 12th 1914
  11. 22. A collective term for soldiers mounted on horseback
  12. 23. A city and region in north-eastern France, the scene of a major battle during most of 1916
  13. 24. German military commander and Chief of the General Staff 1906-14, Helmuth von ......