What were the sleeping conditions like in the trenches in WW1?
My Grand Father was in Verdun and came back and survive also WW2. It did not have much, your friends were your best bet to survive, no running water, no bathroom, no medicine, no heat or hot food, no shelter. This was hell on earth, when is was time to fight, you had to stand up strait in front of the German line 600ft away and run to kill another man as scared as you with your baionnette. They slept in the trenches with whatever you could find to cover your self even when it was raining, restroom were any place you could do it. You had to be ready to fight at any time with no excuse or you could be killed for trahison. They were sent to rest only when new recruit were sent to replace you. Officers did not care about your life or your well being you were their to fight and save the honor of your country and their greed for honor. your life did not have value only your gun.
WW1 letter from trenches help!!!?
the trenches were a horrible place. it was dirty and there were lots of rats and lice. and trenches were sometime muddy when it rained. there were lots of dead people and there was blood everywhere. the no man land is a very dangerous place because if you were trying to cross you would get shot because there are no walls to protect you. most people died cause of the disease.
Is there still classified information on WWII? If so, why?
Certainly.Some things:Details of US and UK espionage activities in the former USSR are still largely classified.Many minor aspects of the Manhattan Project are still classified, including the people who were relocated, how much they were paid for the property, the names of the agents who contacted them,etc.Much the assistance that the Mafia provided for US forces in Sicily and Italian mainland is still classified. Also the amounts that they were paid and any criminals activities that they committed is still classified.The name of Allied informants in Eastern Europe, especially Poland, Romania and the former Yugoslavia are still classified.Many details of Operation Paperclip, the program to bring Nazi scientists to the US and that allowed war criminals who were needed by the Allies (particularly the US) to escape justice, remain classified even though the majority of the participants are now deceased.Reference:http://books.google.com/books?id...
A letter from the trenches WW1...?
First and foremost all mail from the front with only one exception was censored . All letters had to be left unsealed and read by an officer , who deleted ( with indelible pencil ) anything considered military useful to the enemy, or of spreading disaffection at home , this could lead to a severe reprimand for the man concerned . Many men when in the line had to resort to "Pink Budget Paper" which folded into three for posting and on which there was not a great deal of space to write much . The one exception to a censored letter was to request a "Green Envelope " the contents of which could not be read by the censor , but these were so rarely granted as to be none existent . No one , Officer or Man was allowed to state in a letter , where in France / Belgium he was serving The men were quite particular not to cause alarm or concern to their families back home , and so would play down the stress and hardship they were enduring A typical letter would consist of thanks for a cake , or socks , asking about relatives health etc, telling their loved ones that they were "In the Pink " and were resting behind the lines , moving up tomorrow , then we are due for a spot of home leave , can`t wait to see you all Must close now , hoping this finds you as it leaves me Tickedy Boo Remember men had to be aware of the censor The date could be anytime between 1914-18 Vast quantities of mail went between France and Britain everyday . In 1914 the Postal Section of the Royal Engineers had a staff of 250 men , by 1918 the newly formed Army Postal Service had 4,000 soldiers working for it . Twelve and a half million letters were sent out to all fronts each day
Writting a letter from a soldier in WWI?
I have to write 2 letters. One to a family member and one to a friend. I have some of the first one, but I don't know if it is good, and what to add? Here's what I have, if you could give me ideas for what else to write that would help a lot. "Dear Kate (
Were WW1 casualties publicly known at the time the battles were fought?
Yes, of course. But no one could grasp the meaning of such numbers. If I told you the numbers of people starving in India or China in 1965, you would have shrugged them off. People in history generally did not have the sense of individual power and action that people do now. Riots and so forth happened of course, but they were much rarer. People had death around them much more commonly and losing a child was not nearly as big a deal when you had seven offspring as well you have one or two. Of course people felt pain, but lives were shorter and more brutal because infectious disease could quickly kill vast swaths--as it did in 1918 with the Spanish flu. The draft riots of 1863 were the story behind Gangs of New York the movie--and the response was as shown--with perhaps a touch of Hollywood thrown in. People understood and understand horror. Often they feel powerless. What do you do when you feel powerless--hide? Run away? That's what most of us do.