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February 22, 2016

Trench Raid Tactics – Into The Abyss I THE GREAT WAR – Special feat. InRangeTV

Filed under: Europe, History, Military, WW1 — Tags: , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

Published on 20 Feb 2016

Check out Ian and Karl’s video about WW1 melee weapons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIGIBJeRfnQ

Check out Ian’s and Karl’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/inrangetvshow

Trench raids resulted in the most brutal form of close quarter combat in World War 1. Armed with melee weapons and hand grenades, soldiers would fight each other to the death. But raiding parties and their tactics soon became more sophisticated and changed the conduct of war dramatically. This is the first part of a small series of the evolution of combat in the trenches for the centennial of the Battle of Verdun.

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