This article is about American WWI combat boots. For the British Army WWI trench boots, see Ammunition boot.
American combat boot used in WWI
World War I soldier wearing "trench boots"
The trench boot, sometimes known as the "Pershing boot," was an American combat boot used in the latter stages of World War I, made for the cold mud of trench warfare.
The trenchboot, sometimes known as the "Pershing boot," was an American combat boot used in the latter stages of World War I, made for the cold mud of...
evolved into the 1918 TrenchBoot, also called the Pershing Boot after General John Pershing, who oversaw its creation. The boot used heavier leather in...
flooded and muddy trenches. The North British Rubber Company (now Hunter Boot Ltd) was asked by the War Office to construct a boot suitable for such conditions...
Trench warfare is a type of land warfare using occupied lines largely comprising military trenches, in which combatants are well-protected from the enemy's...
their own soldiers. German trench knives carried during World War II were similar in design and are usually known today as boot knives, although they seldom...
the Roman military, the "ammo boot" in use by the British and Commonwealth armies from the 1860s and the US Army "trench boots" of World War I. Important...
The M3 trench knife or M3 fighting knife was an American military combat knife first issued in March 1943. The M3 was originally designated for issue to...
A trench coat is a variety of coat made of waterproof heavy-duty fabric, originally developed for British Army officers before the First World War, and...
a type of combat boot designed for use in jungle warfare or in hot, wet, and humid environments where a standard leather combat boot would be uncomfortable...
construct a sturdy boot suitable for the conditions in flooded trenches. The mills ran day and night to produce immense quantities of these trench boots. In total...
A boot is a type of footwear. Most boots mainly cover the foot and the ankle, while some also cover some part of the lower calf. Some boots extend up the...
A bovver boot is a type of boot that has been associated with violence. Such boots are generally of sturdy design and may be steel-toed. They have been...
A boot knife or a gambler's dagger is a small fixed-blade knife (usually, a dagger) that is designed to be carried in or on a boot. Typically, such a knife...
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The Mark I trench knife is an American trench knife designed by officers of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) for use in World War I. It has a 6.75 in...
more modern system of shoe laces. The tolerance for fit with this kind of boot is less, so they are more expensive, though more traditional, and a button-hook...
Military recruit training, commonly known as basic training or boot camp, refers to the initial instruction of new military personnel. It is a physically...
ulcer, a chronic ulcerative skin lesion caused by polymicrobial infection Trench foot, damage to feet from cumulative water immersion, particularly in the...
One of the more popular forms of the concealable dagger is the boot knife. The boot knife is nothing more than a shortened dagger that is compact enough...
is also used as slang for a type of short riding boot, also called a paddock boot or a jodhpur boot, because they are worn with jodhpurs. According to...
weapon for civilians in the early 19th century, and also saw some use in the trench warfare of World War I. The 16th-century Indian katar (कटार), or punching...
far from enough helmets to equip every man, so they were designated as "trench stores", to be kept in the front line and used by each unit that occupied...
English, canvas shoes in Nigerian English,[dubious – discuss] camboo ("camp boot") in Ghana English, and sportex in Greece.[clarification needed] In Latvia...
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