Life In Trench Warfare

Imagine living in a hole day after day having death lingering over your head. Trench warfare was exactly that. Trench warfare is a method used by many countries during WWI, It was used to combat the advanced weapons used during the war. Trench warfare was effective for being able to protect soldiers from heavy fire. Yet instead of soldiers dying to heavy fire they died from living in these trenches. Trenches were among the worst places to be in during WWI because of the many health illnesses, the daily routines, and the horrible conditions soldiers had to go through.
Living in trenches was the cause of many health illnesses for soldiers during World War I. Trenches were unsanitary and as result many illnesses such as trench foot, trench fever, and lice were common among soldiers. (Bunker) Getting trench foot and other illnesses were common since having your feet immersed in water happened often in trenches because it happened whenever it rained and since soldiers …show more content…
Examples of this would be the fire steps which were dugouts higher than the rest of the trench floor created. (Bunker) They were created for sentry duty, sniper use, and unit defense of the trench line. This way soldiers can fire at the enemy trenches. Another example of this would be dugouts. Dugouts were below the floor of the trench, they contained tunnels leading underground and into the trench walls. (Bunker) These underground dugouts were intended to provide safety from artillery barrages but also provided quarters for sleeping and space for storage, medical treatment, and command posts. While people lived in these trench walls they were protected from artillery barrages, this allowed soldiers to receive medical treatment from the illnesses caused by living trenches. Soldiers during the war had a tough time completing their tasks while trying to