Trench Warfare by Kylee Smith

Repairing trenches

1600828_2 — 2025-03-17 11:59:42 UTC

Digging in the trenches was almost constant to repair damage and create new trenches.

Clean water

1600828_2 — 2025-03-17 12:01:11 UTC

There was almost no clean water in the trenches and every drop of it was hoarded.

Water Pumping

2025-03-17 12:03:16 UTC

Water had to be pumped out of trenches constantly. They used hand pumps to remove the water.

Machine guns

1600828_2 — 2025-03-17 12:03:26 UTC

Machine guns were fired at the other side if they heard even the littlest noise. Many men lived in fear of these.

Artillery shells

1600828_2 — 2025-03-17 12:05:18 UTC

Artillery shells were one of the most dangerous weapons of the war. One well-aimed artillery shell could take down an entire section of the trench.

"Morning hate"

1600828_2 — 2025-03-17 12:08:31 UTC

This was a time in the early morning when both sides of the trenches would fire at each other for 10-15 minutes. Many men were wounded and killed during this.

Supplies

2025-03-17 12:09:33 UTC

All supplies were delivered at night. Everything had to be carried by hand.

Traffic

2025-03-17 12:11:08 UTC

The communicational trenches were much smaller than the fire trenches. This created a lot of traffic and made it hard to get around.

Low food supplies

1600828_2 — 2025-03-17 12:11:17 UTC

Once the food supplies were low, men had to eat "iron goods". These were canned foods that men claimed had to be heated up to be palatable.

No-Man's Land Eyes

2025-03-17 12:13:11 UTC

Men were supposed to watch over the No-Man's Land area none stop. If they failed to do such they would suffer sever punishments.

Poisonous water

1600828_2 — 2025-03-17 12:13:31 UTC

When water was low and men were desperate, they would drink any rainwater that collected in shell holes. Even if it was boiled, the water would still be fairly poisonous.

Disease Watcher

2025-03-17 12:14:43 UTC

An officer had to check the men for any disease that may be going around that would kill the men in the trenches.

Trench Pudding

2025-03-17 12:18:00 UTC

Men would take the hard biscuits and create "trench pudding" They would let these biscuits sit for hours in water and then add flavoring just so they could eat the rock-hard biscuits.

Snipers

1600828_2 — 2025-03-17 12:19:35 UTC

Snipers were a constant threat to men in the trenches. Men who served on the front lines would talk about the horrors of talking to a man and then suddenly having him fall with a bullet through his head.

Water

2025-03-17 12:20:14 UTC

When water was given out, it only would last a day in the men's canteens. They were very limited.

Rats

1600828_2 — 2025-03-17 12:24:01 UTC

Rats were constantly crawling throughout the trenches and would crawl over and bite the men in their sleep.

Food Orders

2025-03-17 12:27:39 UTC

Officers were able to order food by mail from stores in Paris, Berlin, or London. Wives sent candy, homemade cakes, or canned goods.

Daytime

2025-03-17 12:34:16 UTC

In the day it was easier to be spotted so it was much more dangerous to move around.

"Wastage"

1600828_2 — 2025-03-18 11:23:27 UTC

There were always bodies in the trenches. These men who died in the trenches were referred to as "wastage"

Trench foot

1600828_2 — 2025-03-18 11:25:02 UTC

Trench foot was one of the many things men in the trenches suffered from. From them constantly being in damp conditions this would cause trench foot.