The life of a soldier in the trenches during World War I was unimaginable to the people back home in Canada. Soldiers carried out their duty to their country in the most horrifying conditions. The trenches were rivers of mud and blood‚ food rations were very basic and designed only to keep the soldiers alive‚ hygiene was non-existent‚ and military direction was poor as these men fought for their country. Constant shelling and gas attacks made many soldiers feel that death was imminent and a great
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reasons as well. September 1914 was when trench warfare began and ended in August 1918. In the area of the River Somme on the Western Front‚ the ground is deathly and is easily tunnelled. The trench sides would dissolve easily after rain so the ideas would have to be changed and wood‚ sandbags or any other suitable material would have to be a substitute of dirt. Trenches were never built to be straight for a reason‚ in case an enemy ever jumped into the trench they could have point blank shot of everyone
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World War I: Trenches – Weaponry and Tactics Tactics – Germans * Gases: Mustard gas was the most poisonous chemical used in the war. It was odourless and took about 12 hours to take effect. Gases caused internal and external bleeding and completely burn the throats and lungs. * Tunnelling: Specialists dug tunnels under the enemy defenses and place mines to collapse the opposing trench. * Scorched Earth: Retreating German troops applied scorched earth policy to prevent any use of facilities
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muddy trench‚ being about eight to ten feet deep down. There are enemies firing guns overhead up top of the trench flying over it and the stench in the trench is horrible. There are many bodies piled around that have died and sometimes giant rats would walk about. Disease runs rampant and many people die due to the hard conditions. That’s a small part of what it was probably like to be fighting in the trenches back in World War One. Trench warfare was one of the biggest parts of World War One‚ it
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Trench Warfare and The Evolving Technology of WWI World War One is overshadowed by its similarly named successor World War Two but it is because of World War One’s major technological advancements that changed warfare into what it is today. World War One resulted in over thirtyeight million casualties because of new technology being used in the war like the long range kills of the artillery‚ the ability of literally mowing down forces with the machine gun along with other advancements‚ and the true
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Introduction World War 1 was like nothing that had ever happened in the world before. Although it was inevitable‚ the horrific loss of life was pointless. Almost no-one except the politicians ruling agreed with it‚ which has been proven by soldier’s diaries‚ and most famously the football match between the British and the Germans on Christmas Day 1914. All-in-all‚ World War 1 resulted in a revolution in infantry tactics which fundamentally altered how wars were fought. The armies which clashed in
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The purpose of the trench warfare was so that defending units could be protected by small arms fire and provide sheltered against artillery. This shows they would protect as much land from the enemy. Trench warfare was very important in WW1 this is because when the Germans realized that they were going to lose due to Russia and France they dug in and tried not to let the enemy take any of their land back so that their country would grow bigger and stronger. I will be answering the question about
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When historians are asked when the birth of modern warfare occurred‚ they would all say World War II. World War II updated how war is fought to the way that many subsequent wars are fought even to this day. The Second World War was the first major war that involved many naval battles in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The four major players of such naval warfare were Britain‚ Germany‚ United States‚ and Japan. Only these countries set up navy forces of any significance‚ which to the surprise of
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World War 1 Trench Warfare The Western Front during World War 1 stretched from the North Sea to the Swiss Frontier with France. Both sides dug themselves in ending any possible chance of a quick war; this caused a stalemate‚ which was to last for most of the war. Over 200‚000 men died in the trenches of WW1‚ most of who died in battle‚ but many died from disease and infections brought on by the unsanitary conditions. The Great War lasted from 1914-1918 simply because of the fighting in the trenches
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It seems during this war‚ countries keep creating weapons to protect themselves and hurt their enemies. Countries expected this war’s fighting tactics would be the same as previous wars. This is untrue due to all the industrializing taking place with weaponry. Some modern weapons in today’s war include rifles‚ tanks‚ and poisonous gases. Also‚ trench warfare is a tactic greatly used. The standard rifle used by the British during this war is a Lee-Enfield 303. It is a very reliable gun that can
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