The trench warfare was just either side of the enemies getting bogged down that kept both sides in virtually the same positions for years. This has also turned WW1 into a war of attrition, a war based on wearing the other side down by constant attacks and heavy losses.
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At the end of chapter 1, they laugh at Kantorek's letter saying that they are the "Iron Youth," and feel that they are truly old folk.
Germany stopped the Allies' offensive on the Western Front. But all of Europe was running out of men; both sides were drafting old men and young boys. The Kaiser no longer had effective power, with Generals Hindenburg and Ludendorff taking over.
Bertink is the commander of the Second Company, he sets a heroic example for his men, whose respect he earns. He is just in his punishments and courageous in his actions. An example of this is when he attacks and destroys a flamethrower
The allies lost a major part of their Alliance. With Russia in the war, Germany and the Central Powers had to fight a 'two front' war. The Eastern(Russia and Germany) and Western front. (France and Germany) This made Germany split their troops in half and have less men on each side. With Russia out of the war they could mobilize all their troops to the Western front and focus on winning the war.
typhus, dysentery, measles, mumps and influenza
what does paul say about men like kantorek
I had truoble finding out but 500,000 men die a year
58,000
alot
They believe that men traveled across a land bridge.
White men
By Christmas of 1914, Britain's Royal Mail was sending Twelve and a half million letters to the Western Front every week. The postal section of the Royal Engineers assigned to the front achieved this remarkable feat of sorting and distribution with a staff of only 250 men.
They had many men fought 4,654,743,455 They had many men fought 4,654,743,455
too many to count because it was a war..... The whole class that entered with Paul died besides the one guy... i think his name was Albert. Also the general died and many french men and other German soldiers
Some men go three times a day to pray at the Western Wall, some men never go to the Western Wall. It depends on preference.
well in most cases men were damaged after experiencing the horrors on the western front (i.e Passchendale & the Somme). Thousands of men had lost freinds in battalions and so was even more personal to watch a fellow soldier die. On the western front in particular, as many bloody battles took place on the border of France. Many men committed suicide after experiencing these horrors. It was said some men shot themselves in the foot with their fingers crossed they wouldn't be killed by their own bullet and could be saved and sent home.