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Generally speaking, a soldier could get a fresh set of clothes every two months or so. A typical battalion would have three companies, with two companies serving in the front-line trenches, and one company stationed several hundred yards behind them in the battalion reserve position. Companies rotated positions weekly (or so), so a soldier could expect to spend one week out of three in the battalion reserve position. When in the reserve position, soldiers were able to wash their existing uniforms - new uniforms were in scare supply, and generally would not be available there. So, a soldier would wear the same uniform while serving in a front-line battalion, with the opportunity to wash it (often, without sufficient soap to do a good job) about every three weeks.
New uniforms could be obtained only when the battalion rotated out of the front-line and into the divisional reserve position, something which would happen every 2-3 months (depending on the nationality of the Army, and the amount of action the unit saw). While in the divisional reserve position, soldiers could expect to get normal laundry service on their clothes - that is, they could expect to get them completely laundered at least one (and maybe twice) while in reserve. In addition, changing seasonal clothes could expect to happen only in reserve.
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What were the Australian soldiers often called in the two world wars?
Diggers.
Were the soldiers in the world war 1 safe in the trenches?
No, they were often over-run by enemy infantry, or attacked by mortar fire, or from the air.
What places in the world did Australian soldiers fight in World War 2?
Australia in world war 2Australian soldiers generally fought in the pacific campaigns but they also had involvement in the African campaign in Egypt and Libya as well as the Italian campaign but by for the pacific campaign was were most Australian soldiers were fighting a lot of the time they fought alongside British and other commonwealth forces. the New Zealand soldiers fought with the Australians often to form ANZAC.
What nickname was given to U.S. soldiers in World War 1?
Besides the already popular term "Yanks," US infantry soldiers in World War I were known as doughboys (the source of the nickname is not definitively established)
What were the different fronts soldiers from the US were fighting on during World War 2?
American soldiers were fighting on the European front against Germany (this front often includes those fighting in Africa) and the Pacific front against Japan.
What were the Australian soldiers often called in the two world wars?
Diggers.
Why did the British execute their own soldiers?
The British army often executed their own soldiers in World War One for crimes such as desertion and cowardice. Often these soldiers were suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, or were pacifists.
How often did the fashion change in World War I?
very often
How often did soldiers in world war 1 write letters?
every time they pooped
How did soldiers in World War 1 get dysentery?
Dysentery is caused by drinking contaminated water. Soldiers in WW1 often did not have access to clean water supplies.
How often did the soldiers get to write home in World War 2?
maybe about 3 times a week
What were the battlefields like in world war 2?
The battlefields during World War II were filled with death and destruction. Often, soldiers would fight from holes and trenches in the ground and they didn't have a lot to eat. It was often cold and precipitation fell on the heads of soldiers.
About trench foot?
trench foot is a condition often got by soldiers in the first world war, when they couldn't dry their feet out.
What was the nickname given to German soldiers in World War 1?
Krouts, because Germans often like Sour Krout
How many child soldiers are there?
There is no real way to tell exactly how many child soldiers out there. This is because the forces that do employ child soldiers often don't let outsiders come in, or they hide a majority of their child soldiers away from view.Some sources (Everywoman) say that there are between 250,000 to 300,000 child soldiers in the world, as of current.
How did the trenches affect the soldiers in world war 1 and 2?
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
Were the soldiers in the world war 1 safe in the trenches?
No, they were often over-run by enemy infantry, or attacked by mortar fire, or from the air.
