Trench

The verb trench means to dig or to cut into, but you will most often hear the word as a noun, particularly relating to soldiers. What word class is trenches? 1. countable noun. A trench is a long narrow channel that is cut into the ground, for example in order to lay pipes or get […]

Trench warfare in World War I was employed primarily on the Western Front, an area of northern France and Belgium that saw combat between German troops and Allied forces from France, Great Britain and, later, the United States. Who first used trench warfare in ww1? The tactical ancestor of modern trench warfare was the system […]

With the development of trench warfare, increasingly large artillery was developed to fire high explosive shells and smash enemy trenches, like this battery of 9.2 inch howitzers. The majority of casualties on the Western Front were caused by artillery shells, explosions and shrapnel. What weapons started trench warfare? Trench Weapons Trench Weapons. Grenades. Underground Mining. […]

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The most lethal war in human history is almost certainly World War II. Other wars may have been more lethal but lack credible records. Sixty to eighty million people died between 1939 and 1945. Twenty one to twenty five million of the deaths were military, the remainder civilian. Was […]

The area between opposing trench lines (known as “no man’s land”) was fully exposed to artillery fire from both sides. Attacks, even if successful, often sustained severe casualties. Why does trench warfare lead to horrific casualties? The widespread use of machine guns and rapid-firing artillery pieces on the Western Front meant that any exposed soldier […]

In their spare time, soldiers wrote letters and diaries, drew sketches, read books and magazines, pursued hobbies, played cards or gambled. What did soldiers do when they were bored in ww1? “Months of boredom, punctuated by moments of sheer terror…” In between these battles, the troops endured a daily routine of tedium and random death. […]

The trench system on the Western Front in World War I—fixed from the winter of 1914 to the spring of 1918—eventually stretched from the North Sea coast of Belgium southward through France, with a bulge outwards to contain the much-contested Ypres salient. Where did trench warfare originate? The tactical ancestor of modern trench warfare was […]

Military boredom has been studied since World War II by a variety of researchers. A common conclusion is that boredom leads to alienation, followed by resentment and anger. What do soldiers do when they are bored? In their spare time, soldiers wrote letters and diaries, drew sketches, read books and magazines, pursued hobbies, played cards […]

Porta-Johns. Yes, we have “Porta-sh*tters” located on the frontlines. For the most part, they’re located on the larger FOBs. To keep these maintained, allied forces pay local employees, who live nearby, to pump the human discharge out of the poop reservoirs. Do soldiers get erections in combat? Adrenaline elicits the fight or flight response, and […]

There are dozens of accounts of soldiers drinking before and after battle, spread across the whole of history, and right up into the modern day. Alexander the Great, like his father Phillip the 2nd before him, was a notorious drinker, as were his Macedonian brothers in arms. Did soldiers drink during war? During The Great […]

“Months of boredom, punctuated by moments of sheer terror…” In between these battles, the troops endured a daily routine of tedium and random death. Men spent daylight below ground level, cleaning themselves and their weapons, and maintaining the trench. What did ww1 soldiers do when bored? In their spare time, soldiers wrote letters and diaries, […]

The condition first became known during World War I, when soldiers got trench foot from fighting in cold, wet conditions in trenches without the extra socks or boots to help keep their feet dry. Trench foot killed an estimated 2,000 American and 75,000 British soldiers during WWI. How many WW1 soldiers had trench foot? 74,000 […]

Although military personnel are discouraged from drinking as they risk deployment, some drink in groups to celebrate combat victories in social settings, or alone to mask trauma. As more and more alcohol is consumed, a dependency may develop. Are soldiers allowed to drink during war? Despite the military’s ban on all alcoholic beverages — and […]

Not a Sipping Rum Army rum was potent stuff. The official ration was 2.5 fluid ounces (about 70ml) per man: twice weekly for soldiers who were serving behind the frontlines or resting, daily for those in the trenches. What did soldiers in ww1 drink? Soldiers were sometimes issued beer, cider, or brandy in lieu of […]

The 1918 Influenza Pandemic. The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 killed more people than the Great War, known today as World War I (WWI), at somewhere between 20 and 40 million people. It has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in recorded world history. What diseases killed soldiers in WW1? But the majority of loss […]

Trench fever is a louse-borne disease caused by the gram-negative bacterium Bartonella quintana and observed originally in military populations during World Wars I and II. Symptoms are an acute, recurring febrile illness, occasionally with a rash. Diagnosis is by blood culture. How did trench fever happen? Trench fever is a clinical syndrome caused by infection […]

In 2009, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission stated that 526,816 British and Commonwealth soldiers who were killed in the First World War had no known grave. How many unmarked graves were there in WW1? Once land for cemeteries and memorials had been guaranteed, the enormous task of recording the details of the dead could begin. […]

After WW1 Coolies from China were brought in to clean up the Battlefields for 3 or four years. The Areas were so littered with unexploded ordinance that a lot lost their lives. Who cleared the ww1 battlefields? During the war and up to 1920 in some areas : It was done by the soldiers themselves […]

Total losses in combat theaters from 1914–1918 were 876,084, which included 418,361 killed, 167,172 died of wounds, 113,173 died of disease or injury, 161,046 missing and presumed dead and 16,332 prisoner of war deaths. Are ww1 bodies still being found? Nine British soldiers who died in World War One have been buried more than a […]

Using Footwear Is Difficult Rigor mortis and other body processes make the feet larger than usual and often distort the shape. Many times the shoes of the deceases no longer fit. Even with the correct size, the feet are no longer bendable, making it a challenge to place shoes upon them. Why are caskets only […]