Pl. 82
Plate 82 of 87 · Class IX, Kit & field equipment
Entrenching tool
A digging tool carried by soldiers; the first truly modern one was invented in 1869 by the Danish officer Johan Linnemann. With the introduction of trench warfare in the First World War, entrenching tools became extremely important for digging in under fire.
Mentioned in
- Chapter III The War of Movement §8 The Aisne, the Race to the Sea and First Ypres
- Chapter X The Machinery of War §9 Flames, Grenades, Mortars and Clubs