Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
assembly trenches
French translation:
tranchées de rassemblement
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Stéphanie Soudais
Oct 22, 2007 19:25
16 yrs ago
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English term
France
assembly trenches
English to French
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Military / Defense
WWI
On décrit les préparatifs britanniques avant le début de la bataille de la Somme :
At night [the soldiers] dug assembly trenches to reduce the width of no man's land and to cut gaps in the barbed-wire defenses that had survived in the 46th division's line of attack.
S'agit-il simplement d'un système/ensemble de tranchées ou de bien de quelque chose de plus spécifique ?
At night [the soldiers] dug assembly trenches to reduce the width of no man's land and to cut gaps in the barbed-wire defenses that had survived in the 46th division's line of attack.
S'agit-il simplement d'un système/ensemble de tranchées ou de bien de quelque chose de plus spécifique ?
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tranchées de rassemblement
"creuser des abris et des tranchées de rassemblement bien profonds, transporter et. poser du fil métallique, livrer des charges de munitions à l'avant, ..."
http://dsp-psd.tpsgc.gc.ca/Collection/D12-11-8-1F.pdf
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Note added at 10 mins (2007-10-22 19:36:03 GMT)
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"Temporary trenches were also built. When a major attack was planned, assembly trenches would be dug near the front trench. These were used to provide a sheltered place for the waves of attacking troops who would follow the first waves leaving from the front trench. "Saps" were temporary, unmanned, often dead-end utility trenches dug out into no-man's land. They fulfilled a variety of purposes, such as connecting the front trench to a listening post close to the enemy wire or providing an advance "jumping-off" line for a surprise attack. When one side's front line bulged towards the opposition, a "salient" was formed. The concave trench line facing the salient was called a "re-entrant." Large salients were perilous for their occupants because they could be assailed from three sides."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trench_warfare
http://dsp-psd.tpsgc.gc.ca/Collection/D12-11-8-1F.pdf
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Note added at 10 mins (2007-10-22 19:36:03 GMT)
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"Temporary trenches were also built. When a major attack was planned, assembly trenches would be dug near the front trench. These were used to provide a sheltered place for the waves of attacking troops who would follow the first waves leaving from the front trench. "Saps" were temporary, unmanned, often dead-end utility trenches dug out into no-man's land. They fulfilled a variety of purposes, such as connecting the front trench to a listening post close to the enemy wire or providing an advance "jumping-off" line for a surprise attack. When one side's front line bulged towards the opposition, a "salient" was formed. The concave trench line facing the salient was called a "re-entrant." Large salients were perilous for their occupants because they could be assailed from three sides."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trench_warfare
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