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Even though you had trench foot and other diseases, trenches was a good cover up for the soldiers and it was easier to prepare for an attack and you could hide your supplies of food and weapons, and smaller armies had a chance at getting the bigger armies.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe only good point which I can think of is that the trenches were usually (but not always) the safest place to be under the circumstances, and to get out of them was to put life at greater hazard. The soldiers who lived in the trenches did not do so from choice. They did it to stay alive. Otherwise, the trenches were a somewhat miserable existence.
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∙ 14y agoThey provided:
* shelter * places to store guns, rations, etc. * indicator that war technology had advanced greatly
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∙ 14y agodry, and rodent free. Which seldom existed due to no drainage, lack of personal hygine and the piles of corpeses that were often only mere feet away from the trench.
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∙ 14y agotrench foot from minor floods, disease from corpses left to rot, rats that were as big as small cats, fleas, constant threat of attack
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∙ 11y agothey allowed for safe travel from area to area
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∙ 12y agobecause there is poalo in there
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∙ 11y agonothing...
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What were the conditions for the soldiers during World War I?
Deplorable sanitation conditions in the trenches led to outbreaks of disease. Trench Foot was pandemic, and morale was low.
How long did the trenches stretch and were trenches used during World War 2?
Trenches were a trademark of the first World War. They were extensive and elaborate. They were not used in World War II. Are you trying to find out the length of ALL the trenches together?
Why were you low in food during World War 2?
you could't get any food into the trenches because it took along time to get to the trenches and also it got very moldy and wet due to the harsh conditions there
What was the trenches like in World War 1?
Answerliving conditions in the trenches are hard why is it hard to live in the trenchesMany of Brittish soldiers died because of disease. The sanitary conditions in the trenches are quite poor, and common infections included dysentery, typhus, and cholera. Many soldiers suffered from parasites and related infections. Poor hygiene also led to fungal conditions.
Why were trenches so good during World War 1?
it stopped most of the gun fire to the people
How many people died because of the living conditions in the trenches of World War 1?
About 200,000
What contributed to most of the casualities in World War 1?
The poor conditions in the trenches and the constant shelling.
What does the trenches mean in World War 1?
they fought in the trenches ww1 was known as a war in the trenches
How was the trench conditions in world war 1?
Very poor. The trenches filled with water after it rain, it was also cramped.
What were the conditions for the soldiers during World War I?
Deplorable sanitation conditions in the trenches led to outbreaks of disease. Trench Foot was pandemic, and morale was low.
How long did the trenches stretch and were trenches used during World War 2?
Trenches were a trademark of the first World War. They were extensive and elaborate. They were not used in World War II. Are you trying to find out the length of ALL the trenches together?
How many men died in the trenches of World War I?
Over 200,000 men died in the trenches of World War 1.
What were trenches like in world war 1?
The Trenches were grotty , digusting and they had no room
What were the World War 1 trenches like?
The Trenches were grotty , digusting and they had no room
Why were you low in food during World War 2?
you could't get any food into the trenches because it took along time to get to the trenches and also it got very moldy and wet due to the harsh conditions there
What was the trenches like in World War 1?
Answerliving conditions in the trenches are hard why is it hard to live in the trenchesMany of Brittish soldiers died because of disease. The sanitary conditions in the trenches are quite poor, and common infections included dysentery, typhus, and cholera. Many soldiers suffered from parasites and related infections. Poor hygiene also led to fungal conditions.
Why were trenches so good during World War 1?
it stopped most of the gun fire to the people
