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Living conditions
The living conditions in the trenches were
horrendous there would of been rats the size of cats
running about whilst they slept and also, the
soldiers would of caught lice from them which
would of made their job a whole lot harder. The
British Army would of found feeding over 2 million
soldiers food hard, so the food they ate had to be
rationed. The usual meal most of the soldiers ate
were, just over 1 pound in meat, 1 pound of bread
and 8 ounces of vegetables each day. Occasionally
as a present the soldiers families sent parcels with
chocolates, tobacco, cake and tinned food.
Battles:
The battle of Verdun, 1916.
The battles of Marne, 1914, 1918.
The battles of Ypres 1914, 1915, 1917.
The battle of the Somme, 1916.
The battle of Cambrai, 1917.
Tactics:
Mustard gas: Mustard Gas was first used by the
German army in September 1917. It was one of the
most lethal of all the poisonous chemicals used during
the war it also took twelve hours to take effect. The
skin of the soldiers who suffered from this blistered,
their eyes would be sore and they would begin to
vomit.
Snipers: Many soldiers in front-line trenches suffered
from enemy snipers. The main strategy to use this
tactic was to creep out into no man's land and remain
there all day wearing camouflaged clothing. A
common trick was to send up a kite with English
writing on it and anyone who raised their head over
the trench to look at it would of been shot.