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∙ 16y agoone cannot answer the question unless one experienced the devastation that took place. reading books on the subject mealy tells us what these brave young men went through. one can only express an opinion of what one thinks it was like. to be in the situation where there are almost 60,000 dead and wounded in one day tells me that the somme trenches would have been a most terrible place.
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∙ 15y agoIn the hotter summer weather, lice would be rampant, eating soldiers alive with no escape.
The stench of human waste and rotting corpses would be unbearable.
Every morning there would be the "hate" where both sides would shell and machine gun from just before dawn, to disrupt any potential attack.
Life would be harsh. Death and dreadful injury was always a real possibility. The trenches would be slightly more bearable in the summer than in the winter. The summer of 1917 in Flanders was just so wet that mud became an important factor in any action.
Thousands of soldier drowned in the mud. If they fell or were slightly wounded, with all the kit (30-45Kg, they wouldn't be able to recover and would drown.
Orders for an attack always included the instruction that no one was to stop to help the wounded. They had to wait for the designated stretcher bearers.
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What was the reserve trenches like?
Reserve trenches
How do you pronounce Somme?
Somme if you you r pronouncing it in french it sounds like : Sum but try to get the : O sound in there also Suom kinda like that i guess
How long did the somme last for?
The Battle of Somme started with a heavy bang on July 1 and and ended on November 18, 1916 in the somme Department of France, on both banks of the River Somme. There is controversy who won that battle but the losses on both sides were very heavy. In this battle, Britain introduced the tank as a new weapon of war.
Where was the Battle of the Somme?
The Battle of the Somme began in France near the Somme River.
What are the condition of life in the trenches?
You can learn about what life was like in the trenches during WW1 by looking to the links below .
Did they use trenches in the battle of the somme?
Yes they did use trenches in German and Britain and France
What were the technologies of the battle of the somme?
THE TANK> held a crew of 3 and its max speed was 3mph. Although it couldn't cross trenches...... D- MAN DOES IT AGAIN!
What was the reserve trenches like?
Reserve trenches
How do you pronounce Somme?
Somme if you you r pronouncing it in french it sounds like : Sum but try to get the : O sound in there also Suom kinda like that i guess
How long did the somme last for?
The Battle of Somme started with a heavy bang on July 1 and and ended on November 18, 1916 in the somme Department of France, on both banks of the River Somme. There is controversy who won that battle but the losses on both sides were very heavy. In this battle, Britain introduced the tank as a new weapon of war.
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
What is it like to be in trenches?
crowded
Where the British soldiers equip well of the battle of the Somme?
No. They had rifles bayonets and tin helmets. Machine gun nests were dotted along the trenches. When one side attacked they had to just charge at the enemy.
Where did the battle of the somme get its name?
The Battle of the Somme occurred on both sides of the Somme River in France. It is also known as the Somme Offensive.
Where was the Battle of the Somme?
The Battle of the Somme began in France near the Somme River.
What did trenches look like before they arrived in them?
the soldiers dug the trenches them selves so they just looked like fields.
