Rarely. If they were in the trenches, the danger was too great to leave. If a soldier was able to leave for home, it wasn't more than once a year. most soldiers were honourably discharged after various injuries such as trench foot
Typically, from what I understand, it varied from 3 days to 2 weeks, depending on circumstances.
No, they were often over-run by enemy infantry, or attacked by mortar fire, or from the air.
The soldiers themselves dug out the trenches.
chlorine and mustard
Because of all the wet mud. The soldiers got trenchfoot because the trenches were covered in mud. The soldiers had to stand in the mud for days on end! The mud is what caused it!
They disciplined the soldiers in several ways. If the soldiers disobeyed the generals they would be punished either by imprisonment or cashiering. If the soldiers on the front line turned back when they went into on coming bullets, it often ended in death as they were classes as cowards. Discipline in the trenches became hard to maintain, as some soldiers turned to killing their own officers in protest of the conditions. Some French troops mutinied in 1917. Few soldiers could make sense of the continuing conflict.
the trenches affected the soldiers during ww1 ww2 by supplying some cover for the soldiers and they were also a living hell because they held water and were often soaked by blood from fallen comrades
in the trenches
No, they were often over-run by enemy infantry, or attacked by mortar fire, or from the air.
The soldiers themselves dug out the trenches.
Food
When they used trenches why they...
The battlefields during World War II were filled with death and destruction. Often, soldiers would fight from holes and trenches in the ground and they didn't have a lot to eat. It was often cold and precipitation fell on the heads of soldiers.
soldiers lived in the trenches, you could only be a soldier if you weren't a farmer
they wrote letters to their family or friends. they shoot at the enemy, adn hid when the enemy was shooting, The sleping ares were further back in the trenches. soldiers had trenchfeet and they got sick from the contamined trenches.
tents, trenches and foxholes.
In trenches.
Life in the trenches during World War I had a significant impact on soldiers' lives, causing severe physical and mental strain. Soldiers faced constant danger, harsh conditions, disease, and lack of basic necessities such as food and proper hygiene. The experience often led to high levels of stress, trauma, and long-lasting psychological effects for many soldiers.