Trench railways
Trench railways represented military adaptation of early 20th century railway technology to the problem of keeping soldiers supplied during the static trench warfare phase of World War I. The large concentrations of soldiers and artillery at the front lines required delivery of enormous quantities of food, ammunition and fortification construction materials where transport facilities had been destroyed. Reconstruction of conventional roads (at that time rarely surfaced) and railways was too slow, and fixed facilities were attractive targets for enemy artillery. Trench railways linked the front with standard gauge railway facilities beyond the range of enemy artillery. Empty cars often carried litters returning wounded from the front.
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Trench railways
Trench railways represented military adaptation of early 20th century railway technology to the problem of keeping soldiers supplied during the static trench warfare phase of World War I. The large concentrations of soldiers and artillery at the front lines required delivery of enormous quantities of food, ammunition and fortification construction materials where transport facilities had been destroyed. Reconstruction of conventional roads (at that time rarely surfaced) and railways was too slow, and fixed facilities were attractive targets for enemy artillery. Trench railways linked the front with standard gauge railway facilities beyond the range of enemy artillery. Empty cars often carried litters returning wounded from the front.
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Die Trench Railways, wörtlich ...... it einer Spurweite von 600 mm.
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Le système Péchot, du nom du c ...... lissement de la Ligne Maginot.
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Trench railways represented mi ...... urning wounded from the front.
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Военно-полевые железные дороги ...... переброски и снабжения войск.
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Die Trench Railways, wörtlich ...... it einer Spurweite von 600 mm.
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Le système Péchot, du nom du c ...... lissement de la Ligne Maginot.
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Trench railways represented mi ...... urning wounded from the front.
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Военно-полевые железные дороги ...... переброски и снабжения войск.
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Système Péchot
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Trench Railways
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Trench railways
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Военно-полевые железные дороги
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