Top 5 Deadliest Trench Raid Weapons of World War I

Trench raids were tactical assaults in World War I in which small parties of soldiers would slip out from their dug-in trenches under the cover of night and, after sneaking across the deadly “no man’s land,” attack their enemy’s positions.

The intention of these operations was to kill, capture, and demoralize enemy soldiers and to gather intelligence and supplies. Raiding operations stood in stark contrast to the regular trench warfare methods of World War I, as they required hand-to-hand fighting done quickly and quietly.

Stealth was the key component in these operations, so firearms were only used as a last resort. Instead, soldiers used blades, clubs, and makeshift melee weapons in the close-combat trench raids, as they allowed soldiers to neutralize enemies without alerting others to their presence.

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