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To add to the misery, for the last ten hours of bombardment, gas shells were added.
Zero-Hour had originally been planned for the morning of 8 April (Easter Sunday) but it was postponed 24 hours at the request of the French, despite reasonably good weather in the assault sector. Zero-Day was rescheduled for 9 April with Zero-Hour at 05:30. The assault was preceded by a hurricane bombardment lasting five minutes, following a relatively quiet night.
When the time came, it was snowing heavily; Allied troops advancing across no man's land were hindered by large drifts. It was still dark and visibility on the battlefield was very poor. A westerly wind was at the Allied soldiers' backs blowing "a squall of sleet and snow into the faces of the Germans". The combination of the unusual bombardment and poor visibility meant many German troops were caught unawares and taken prisoner, still half-dressed, clambering out of the deep dug-outs of the first two lines of trenches. Others were captured without their boots, trying to escape but stuck in the knee-deep mud of the communication trenches.

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Nakay702 · ベストアンサー

＞To add to the misery, for the last ten hours of bombardment, gas shells were added.
⇒悲惨度を加えるべく、爆撃の最後の10時間に毒ガス弾が追加された。

＞Zero-Hour had originally been planned for the morning of 8 April (Easter Sunday) but it was postponed 24 hours at the request of the French, despite reasonably good weather in the assault sector. Zero-Day was rescheduled for 9 April with Zero-Hour at 05:30. The assault was preceded by a hurricane bombardment lasting five minutes, following a relatively quiet night.
⇒作戦開始として、当初は4月8日（復活祭の日曜日）の朝方と計画されていたが、攻撃地区でのかなり良い（格好の）天気にもかかわらず、フランス軍の要望によって24時間延期された。開戦日について、4月9日5時30分の作戦開始と予定が変更された。比較的静かな夜に続いて、（突然）5分続くハリケーン爆撃が（歩兵の）襲撃に先行した。

＞When the time came, it was snowing heavily; Allied troops advancing across no man's land were hindered by large drifts. It was still dark and visibility on the battlefield was very poor. A westerly wind was at the Allied soldiers' backs blowing "a squall of sleet and snow into the faces of the Germans".
⇒その時間が来たときは激しく雪が降っていて、中間地帯を越えて進軍する連合国軍は大規模な風吹雪に行く手を阻まれた。まだ暗く、戦場の可視性（見通し）が非常に低かった。西寄りの風が、「ドイツ軍の顔に当たるみぞれと雪のスコール」となって連合軍兵士の背中から吹いていた。

＞The combination of the unusual bombardment and poor visibility meant many German troops were caught unawares and taken prisoner, still half-dressed, clambering out of the deep dug-outs of the first two lines of trenches. Others were captured without their boots, trying to escape but stuck in the knee-deep mud of the communication trenches.
⇒普通でない爆撃と低い可視性の組合せは、多くのドイツ軍隊が不意を突かれ、捕縛されることを意味した。彼らは、まだ衣服もろくに纏わず、塹壕の最初の2本の、深い避難壕からよじ登ろうとしていた。他の者は、ブーツも履かずに逃げようとしたが、コミュニケーション塹壕の膝まである泥で動けなくなって捕らえられた。

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