WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Dig foxholes
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Dig trenches
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Dig graves
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They could kill the enemy with it
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why did the shovel become an essential tool of many infantry troops? It allowed soldiers to dig foxholes in the ground that would offer them some protection from battle.
Detailed explanation-2: -Shovels were often carried into the field on patrols to use for dismantling hazards or traps, and, occasionally, were even used as a weapon.
Detailed explanation-3: -An entrenching tool (U.K.), intrenching tool (U.S.), E-tool, or trenching tool is a digging tool used by military forces for a variety of military purposes. Survivalists, campers, hikers and other outdoors groups have found it to be indispensable in field use.
Detailed explanation-4: -Shovel is a tool used to dig as well as to move loose, granular materials (like dirt, gravel, grain, or snow) from one spot to another. Spade is a tool used for digging straight-edged holes or trenches, slicing and lifting sod, and edging flower beds or lawns.
Detailed explanation-5: -The main use of the shovel in the Great War was to dig holes in the ground such as trenches. However the Germans found another use for it, namely as a fighting weapon. A sort of trench axe.