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because they were standing in the muddy water for so long it made there feet swelled up in the tight boots and cut off the circulation and the feet began to rot, many people would get trench foot deliberately so they could get sent back home.
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How many people got trench foot in World War 1?
It has been estimated that about %25 of all casualties were down to Trench foot, all though many cases were mis diagnosed, or went unrecorded so the actual figure is thought to be slightly higher.
What was it that killed so many people in world war 1?
The fighting itself The influenza epidemic ('Spanish' flu) Malnutrition Trench Foot
How deep should a trench be for a 5 foot kid?
a modern military trench should be 2 inches above the tallest mans head. So if you 5 foot exactly u need a 5 foot 2 inch trench.
Describe trench warfare and trench foot?
in WW1 the soldiers dug trenches (ditches) and lived down there and the land between was no mans land. trench foot is where your foot gets so wet and so cold from being in the trenches that it gets big and swollen and it usually gets so bad that it needs to be amputated
What are some effects of trench foot?
swelling, rotting flesh, can get so bad you have to amputate it
What was trench foot like in the World War I?
Trench Foot was mostly common in World War 1 when soldiers had to stand in cold, wet and unsanitary trenches. The feet would be so wet that a sort of mould would grow on them.
What was the condition of trench warfare?
It must have been wonderful why else would so many people have wanted to go there.
Why were the trenches so unhygienic what problems did this cause for soldiers?
Notably , Trench-foot ~ see related link below .
What are some facts about WW1?
so some interesting facts about trenches? hmm....let me see....... 1.people got diseases called trench foot,trench fever,and trench mouth 2.bodies of the people that died would stay in the trench until someone could take a break from fighting and bury them. 3.trenches were not dug straightly;instead they were dug in a zig-zag way well there is some information and i you guys alot!
What was the Trench war?
The first world war is usually referred to as a trench war. A trench war is fought generally in trenches You can look up trench warfare" in wikipedia where it will tell you more about how it is fought. Belgium and north France still have many sites where the trenches can be visited and viewed a sad memorial to a war in which so many people died.
What were the characteristics of trench warface?
the characteristics of the trench warfare were that each so called "team" had faught the war from a trench that they had dug at the battle field. this had made it harder to kill people on the opposing side.
Whats the disease called where you have red and cold feet?
That doesn't sound like a disease so much as a condition known as trench foot.
