The theoretical daily rations for a British soldier were:
20 ounces of bread
1/10 gill lime if vegetables not issued
16 ounces of flour instead of above
½ gill of rum
3 ounces of cheese
maximum of 20 ounces of tobacco
5/8 ounces of tea
1/3 chocolate - optional
4 ounces of jam
4 ounces of oatmeal instead of bread
½ ounce of salt
1 pint of porter instead of rum
1/36 ounce of pepper
4 ounces of dried fruit instead of jam
1/20 ounce of mustard
4 ounces of butter/margarine
8 ounces of fresh vegetables or
2 ounces of dried vegetables
The theoretical daily rations for a German soldier were:
26 ½ ounces of bread or
17 ½ of field biscuits or
14 ounces of egg biscuit
53 ounces of potatoes
4 ½ ounces vegetables
2 ounces dried vegetables
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veggies, soup, meet, biscuits sometimes, candy, bread.
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tents, trenches and foxholes.
In trenches.
in the trenches
In World War 2 the hiding place for soldiers were called the Trenches.
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
tents, trenches and foxholes.
In trenches.
Soldiers hid in a vast system of trenches during WWI.
in the trenches
In World War 2 the hiding place for soldiers were called the Trenches.
They ate in the trenches, simple really! cause im a DINGLEBING
The soldiers themselves dug out the trenches.
Food
When they used trenches why they...
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
They ate baked potatoes and drank coffee made in black pots
Sassoon wrote "Suicide in the Trenches" to highlight the harsh reality of war and the devastating impact it had on soldiers' mental health. The poem exposes the despair and hopelessness felt by soldiers fighting in the trenches during World War I, ultimately shedding light on the futility and senselessness of the conflict.