conditions in trenches Flashcards
Artillery shells destroyed drainage systems put in place by local farmers. Why was this a problem?
Rain water did not drain away easily causeing trenches to flood and leaving men knee deep in mud
Why did some men have to take off there kilts in trenches?
Mud would freeze and cling to the hems cutting the backs of there legs which was painfull
Why where rat infestations bad for life in the trenches?
They infested in millions: contaminating food and spreading infections
Rats fed on human remains. What happens to them as a result?
They grew huge. Some even considered the size of a car
The smell
Knowbody could fully understand.
Mix of dead bodies, gas, blood and debree from shell holes
What had to happen to water before it could be drunk
Treated with chloride to kill germs. Giving it an unpleasant taste
In desperate dehydration situations
Men had to drink the contaminated water from shell holes
