exposed portions of the enemy’s trenches, especially his
          communicating trenches.
      (d) They should be well supplied with all necessary special
          equipment; e.g., sniperscopes, telescopic sights, painted
          headgear, etc.

   2.  Mining Operations.

   3.  Raiding: 
      (a) Object of raids:  destruction of the enemy’s defenses,
          disturbance of his morale, collection of prisoners and
          information.
      (b) The personnel of raiding parties will usually include:  A
          commander and second in command, bayonet men, bombers,
          engineers, signal men, stretcher bearers.  Their numbers and
          proportions are regulated by the nature and difficulty of
          the task.
      (c) Co-ordination with the artillery barrage is the essential of
          their success.  The limit of advance, extent of operations,
          and time of return will therefore be set in advance and
          rigidly adhered to.

   H. ROLE OF THE TRENCH COMMANDER: 

   1.  Inspections:  The men will be formally inspected twice daily at
      the general “stand to” by the company commander.  Particular
      attention will be paid to the health of the men, condition of
      their feet and their clothing.  Each man must have at least one
      pair of dry socks always available.  Arms, gas masks, and other
      equipments will also be rigidly inspected.
   2.  Roster:  The company commander will carefully supervise the
      preparation of the duty roster.  An obviously equal distribution
      of the arduous duties involved in trench life is essential to
      the maintenance of morale.
   3.  Reports and Records:  (Additional to those already required by
      regulations.) Log Book, Report of Casualties, Wind Report
      (daily), Bombardment Report (daily), Intelligence Report, which
      will include observer’s notes and changes (twice daily), and a
      daily report of Work completed and Undertaken.
   4.  “One principle which the trench commander should never forget is
      the necessity for his frequent presence in the midst of his men.
      * * * Direct contact with the troops on as many occasions as
      possible is the most certain way to gain their confidence.”

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Duties of the Company Commander.

   1.  To inspect the sector his company is to occupy, one day in
      advance of occupying it.
   2.  To assign segments to the platoons.
   3.  To prepare a plan of defense.
   4.  To connect by liaison with the companies on his flanks.
   5.  To have an agent or runner at Battalion Headquarters.
   6.  To prepare a plan for counter attacks.
   7.  To report to the Battalion Commander when his company has taken