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Describe trench warfare and what happened to the soldiers for being in the trenches for too long?
The soldiers in the war experienced hardness and sadness because they didn't get there wife and child or children.
Answer:
The trench warfare of World War One had lots of experiences for the soldiers on both sides. Sadness and loneliness were the comparatively good parts:
- Gas: clouds of poison gas would drift down into the trenches filling them, burning skin and lungs but they couldn't leave as they would be killed by snipers
- Snipers shot anything that poked up or showed above the edge of the trench
- The other side would sneak into your trenches at night with clubs, knives and sharpened shovels to quietly kill as many as possible
- Lice: Fleas lice and other vermin infected everyone
- Rats: The easy availability of corpses led to a population boom among the rats who weren't adverse to a snack of live soldier
- Sewage: No sewers or toilets, so it was good when the water in the trenches was just cold muddy water
- Cold and damp: The war went on through the winter so everyone was cold and damp, frostbite and exposure were endemic
- Skin diseases: You were always wet with no dry cloths so fungus and rot grew all over your feet
- Gangrene and other infection from the smallest cuts - no antibiotics to speak of
- Shell shock: What we now call post traumatic stress syndrome was called shell shock. It was regarded as cowardice and sufferers were shot if they fled or refused to fight
- Poor leaders: The leaders kept throwing more and more men into pointless battles against untakable objectives
- Body parts: Your dead and dying friends lay on the ground ni front of the trenches to be hit and scattered by shells and bullets (don't forget the rats)
- Shelling: A preparation for battle was for artillery to "soften up" enemy lines with a few hours of shelling - no shelter in a trench
- Being buried alive: If you made a hole in the trench wall the shells would collapse it and bury you alive
- Drowning: If you ducked into a shell hole to hide during the advance (so you wouldn't be shot) the pack of supplies and ammo would drag you down into the water and mud to drown
- Limited medical care: This was almost a hundred years ago, almost all modern antibiotics, surgery, painkillers, plastic surgery, restorative surgery, nursing and such were just not there yet.
- The clothing and equipment was primitive and uncomfortable
What else can I help you with?
Did all soldiers have a bad experience in the trenches?
There is no question that trench warfare is exceptionally horrible, and all soldiers who were in the trenches did not enjoy the experience.
What is the french warfare?
I'm assuming this was supposed to say "trench" warfare, which was the warfare in WW1 in which soldiers dug trenches 8-9 feet deep in order to protect themselves from harms way.
What year did soldiers fight in trenches?
Trench warfare began use in World War 1. In the early 1900's.
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
How does trench warfare favor the defender?
The defender just sits in the trenches since there is no need to push on the enemy trenches. The enemy has to send soldiers down through the dead zone/no man's land where all or most will get shot down by soldiers firing from the defender's trenches or by artillery fire. In fact, many British and American soldiers died this way when arrogant generals with no trench warfare experience sent squads after squads of men to die rushing the defender trenches. The defender also has the benefit of being more prepared for the trench warfare with more time to plan trench design, better supply stocks and delivery routes. For trench design, the defender can create trenches on high ground which is a critical tactical advantage over the attacker and very difficult to break.
Did all soldiers have a bad experience in the trenches?
There is no question that trench warfare is exceptionally horrible, and all soldiers who were in the trenches did not enjoy the experience.
What is dugout on a batterfield?
A hole in the wall of a trench soldiers sleep in them.
What is the french warfare?
I'm assuming this was supposed to say "trench" warfare, which was the warfare in WW1 in which soldiers dug trenches 8-9 feet deep in order to protect themselves from harms way.
What year did soldiers fight in trenches?
Trench warfare began use in World War 1. In the early 1900's.
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
How does trench warfare favor the defender?
The defender just sits in the trenches since there is no need to push on the enemy trenches. The enemy has to send soldiers down through the dead zone/no man's land where all or most will get shot down by soldiers firing from the defender's trenches or by artillery fire. In fact, many British and American soldiers died this way when arrogant generals with no trench warfare experience sent squads after squads of men to die rushing the defender trenches. The defender also has the benefit of being more prepared for the trench warfare with more time to plan trench design, better supply stocks and delivery routes. For trench design, the defender can create trenches on high ground which is a critical tactical advantage over the attacker and very difficult to break.
Why how and where did the trenches system develop?
The trenches developed for many reasons. Firstly warfare was dangerous and ' no mans land' was dangerous. Also the food soldiers ate was manly cheddar cheesel. they used to boil it in a pan and mix in roar pasta
What was trench warfare in ww1?
fighting in trenches
Which countermeasures were taken to protect soldiers from the dangers of WW1?
Gas masks were developed to protect from the new gas warfare. Widespread use of trenches. Neither was terribly effective.
What harm did the trench warfare cause?
Trench warfare caused a lot of problems for soldiers. Experts believe up to one third of the war causalities occurred in the trenches. Furthermore, for those who lived, it was a filthy, unhygienic, and terrifying experience.
Why were there trenches in the first place?
I assume the question is about the trenches used in World War I? Both sides of the conflict reached a stalemate and dug protective trenches. The number of soldiers killed and maimed (on both sides) was tremendous and proved the futility and waste of warfare, as frontal attacks moved the front back and forth.
What was trench warfare and why was it so destructive?
Trench warfare was when soldiers dug holes in the ground so they could hide and be protected from the enemy but also be able to attack. Trench warfare was so destructive because it dragged on for long periods of time, trenches took up a lot of land, a lot of corpses were left in the middle of no mans land, anything between the trenches was pretty much destroyed.
