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With reference to the trenches / tunnels at Vimy Ridge, how typical are these of conditions for soldiers in the First World War?
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With reference to the trenches / tunnels at Vimy Ridge, how typical are these of conditions for soldiers in the First World War? The trenches at Vimy Ridge have been re-constructed where previous Canadian and German trenches once were. The Canadians have one front line trench as well as tunnels, whereas the Germans have a front line, a reserve line and a support trench. The trenches have been constructed with concrete sandbags and duckboards. The area has many craters and shell holes in No Man's Land. 11,285 pine and maple trees have been planted to commemorate each Canadian soldier that was un-accounted for in the war. The trenches at Vimy Ridge have been made from concrete and are therefore very clean and stable. This is untypical, as trenches would have been muddy, wet and would have been made from bare earth. There is no barbed wire at Vimy and the size of No...
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