Trench Warfare
During W.W.1, most battles and fights were on the ground in trenches. Most of the trenches in world war one were dug in the ground, which were two meters wide and two meters deep. The trenches along the western front stretched from the coast of Belgium to the border of Switzerland and was around 700 kilometers long. These trenches were where soldiers lived and fought.
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A.I.F (Australian Infantry Forces) experiences in the trenches along the western front:
Life in the trenches along the western front was very difficult for the Australian soldiers. First, the soldiers were always under constant threat of being attacked which meat a constant threat of being killed which caused immense fear within most soldiers. Second, the trenches were infested with rats, lice and fleas. Rats ate soldiers rations and they fed of dead bodies which made some of them grow to the size of cats. lastly, the weather in the cooler months caused rain which filled the trenches with mud and slime, which lead to the condition of trench foot. this is when your foot get wet and is it does not dry up, which makes the foot rot. on top of all this, soldiers lived in these trenches which made life incredibly hard for soldiers and uncomfortable. Out of all their experiences, the most horrific was seeing other troops getting shot or blown up by bombs. Seeing other get killed also caused more fear and anxiety. The last, and on of the worst experience that some men had encountered on the western front was being 'shell shocked'. this is when people are suffering physiologically from the trauma of battle. Soldiers that are shell shocked become helpless, start panicking or cannot talk properly and unable to control themselves. Shell shock troops where often regarded as cowardly because of their usual behavior.
Ongoing Impact on soldiers and families:
There are many different impacts on both soldiers and families from WW1. Soldiers that had survived and returned to Australia had very bad impacts on the from the trench warfare. Soldiers found it very hard to return to normal life and their casual duties that they used to have. Their experiences along the western front were explosions, deaths and the firing of weapon continuously day to day. when they returned to Australia, is was peaceful and calm, but almost to peaceful for the traumatised soldiers. Another impact on soldiers was that they experienced bad nightmares during there sleep. they also suffered psychologically which again, made it hard to adapt back to everyday lives, specially for shell shocked troopers. The amount of impacts on families by world war one affected Australians greatly and mostly psychologically. Families have had loved ones like sons or fathers enlist for the AIF and never returned from war and buried in unknown graves. This impacts people because people can sometimes have nightmares which can also affect their lives.
Some documentaries on trench warfare
Life in the trenches along the western front was very difficult for the Australian soldiers. First, the soldiers were always under constant threat of being attacked which meat a constant threat of being killed which caused immense fear within most soldiers. Second, the trenches were infested with rats, lice and fleas. Rats ate soldiers rations and they fed of dead bodies which made some of them grow to the size of cats. lastly, the weather in the cooler months caused rain which filled the trenches with mud and slime, which lead to the condition of trench foot. this is when your foot get wet and is it does not dry up, which makes the foot rot. on top of all this, soldiers lived in these trenches which made life incredibly hard for soldiers and uncomfortable. Out of all their experiences, the most horrific was seeing other troops getting shot or blown up by bombs. Seeing other get killed also caused more fear and anxiety. The last, and on of the worst experience that some men had encountered on the western front was being 'shell shocked'. this is when people are suffering physiologically from the trauma of battle. Soldiers that are shell shocked become helpless, start panicking or cannot talk properly and unable to control themselves. Shell shock troops where often regarded as cowardly because of their usual behavior.
Ongoing Impact on soldiers and families:
There are many different impacts on both soldiers and families from WW1. Soldiers that had survived and returned to Australia had very bad impacts on the from the trench warfare. Soldiers found it very hard to return to normal life and their casual duties that they used to have. Their experiences along the western front were explosions, deaths and the firing of weapon continuously day to day. when they returned to Australia, is was peaceful and calm, but almost to peaceful for the traumatised soldiers. Another impact on soldiers was that they experienced bad nightmares during there sleep. they also suffered psychologically which again, made it hard to adapt back to everyday lives, specially for shell shocked troopers. The amount of impacts on families by world war one affected Australians greatly and mostly psychologically. Families have had loved ones like sons or fathers enlist for the AIF and never returned from war and buried in unknown graves. This impacts people because people can sometimes have nightmares which can also affect their lives.
Some documentaries on trench warfare
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