They all stood and stared as the soldiers dug trenches at either end of the bridge.

For example, at the Battle of Stalingrad, soldiers on both sides dug trenches within the ruins.

The line broke, made only a brief attempt at rees- tablishing itself, then the soldiers dug themselves in.

On the outside, the soldiers dug a ditch.

The soldiers dug a shallow trench a half-mile from the settlement.

With the ground hard as iron, the soldiers out there couldn't very well dig holes in which to shelter from the eggs.

The soldiers bulldozed the sand into long berms, and dug bunkers as a refuge.

The soldiers dug rifle pits and constructed rock and log barriers.

Chinese soldiers dig themselves in front of the Shansi Road Circle.

In those prison camp films, when the soldiers dug tunnels to escape, they always tied a rope to the man who was inside the tunnel.