Causes Of Trench Warfare

Trench warfare was a war tactic used in World War I that helped military men defend themselves. It also was for their own protection, but of course there were still many fatalities. Was it a good war tactic? No, and here is why. It was designed to help make the war progress with greater speed but all it did was cause a stalemate. Trench warfare started on the Western Front on September 15th, 1914. The first trenches were first used in the First Battle of the Marne when both sides of troops started to dig “trenches”. Trench warfare would most likely be described as a set of lines. There are three “lines” of trenches, but in between the enemy trenches was a place called No Man’s Land. The men that dared to cross, almost never made it out …show more content…
Overall, 8.5 million to 12 million people died in World War I. Some of which were killed by disease. Disease was a huge issue in the trenches, if they did not get sick, they were the lucky ones. Though, if the soldiers did indeed get sick they would sometimes be dismissed from battle. A very common disease was trench foot. Trench foot is an infection that happens when a person’s feet become too wet or cold. Trench foot was so bad when men found out they had it, they actually started to cry. A way to keep it from happening was by changing their socks and putting some sort of whale-oil on them. Though, if they did get trench foot and did not immediately respond appropriately to it, the foot was to be amputated. Another common disease that came with the territory was trench fever. In fact, trench fever was one of the most common diseases during World War I. Trench fever was a disease that caused skin rashes and aching muscles. It was carried by lice that were on soldiers or even animals. It started out as a fever then escalate with the skin and the muscles ache. Trench fever sent plenty of soldiers home with its deadly …show more content…
This is honestly a horrible idea because sources have said that it is an insufficient tactic that should have never been used to begin with. Armies still train using trench warfare though because it is said they should be prepared for anything. Believe it or not, some countries do not find trench warfare so inefficient. It could be said that they actually like trench warfare compared to other tactics. Though, a lot of armies today have millions of soldiers, reality is that they have too many people to defend so they have no other choice