Maps at this scale wereĪcceptable for senior commanders moving their forces against the enemy in what was a war of movement during the first Some were at an even smaller scale of 1:100,000 or 1:120,000. Most of these maps were at a scale of 1:40,000 When the British Expeditionary Force (B.E.F.) went to war in France and Belgium it had to rely on theĮxisting maps available to the General Staff in the August of 1914. This is Map Sheet 5A on the 1:100,000 scale numbering system. Section showing the area around Ypres on the 1:100,000 scale map produced by Ordnance Survey in 1915.
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How to find a location using a trench map reference. This article explains why the British Army required the Trench Maps at this scale, how the map reference system was devised and Personal stories and War Diaries of the British Army in the battles on the Western Front. Names of farms, woods and villages which have become famous in themselves where they feature in the regimental histories, Show the location of Front Lines, communication trenches, enemy positions, strongpoints and defences. Of July 1918 the Allies were preparing to launch a major offensive against the German Army, which would push themĮastwards again away from Ypres and which would eventually lead to the Allied Advance to Victory and the end ofīritish Army Trench Maps are an invaluable resource for researchers studying the First World War battlefields. Ypres, crossing several miles of ground before they were halted within a couple of miles of the town. After launching the Spring Offensive in March 1918 the Imperial German Army advanced westwards towards This is the junction of roads seen in the centre of Another point of interest for this map is that it shows the German trenchesĮxtending as far west as Hellfire Corner on the Menin Road. Swapped the colours of blue and red from maps printed before early 1918 which had always shown the German enemy lines This map is of particular interest because it overprints the British trenches in red inkĪnd the German trench lines in blue ink this map was overprinted shortly after the British map makers had Overprinted onto this map is given as “information received up to 13 th July 1918”. The title of this map is Map Sheet 28 NW4. The map shown here is a section of a British Army Trench Map of the area east of Ypres on the Ypres Salientīattlefields in Belgium.
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