Trench Warfare

There were many negative factors that soldiers faced along the western front, many of these resided in trench Warfare. Trenches were narrow ditches that had been dug in a zig zag pattern that were u d f f t ti Th d t d e the effects protect soldier

The fir e was the att ds the enemy throug een the opposi g g land to attack the opposing side as it was hard to attack within the trenches, however traveling through no man’s land was extremely difficult and led to many deaths on both sides. Many soldiers experienced the pain and suffering that occurred when they travelled along the no man land area.

Another experience that occurred in the trenches was the struggle to rid the trenches from rats and lice. Due to the unsanitary conditions, it attracted many rats and lice and became impossible for soldiers to remove them With rats and lice came the constant spread of diseases and constant irritation. Doctors in 1918 also concluded that lice where a cause of trench fever, causing many troops to suffer from headaches, fevers, and other painful symptoms.