As mobile warfare came to an end in 1914, both the Allied and German armies built trenches as a means of defence. They were much simpler than those that existed later in the war. British private Marmaduke Walkinton described one.

Feb 27, 2017 · Whether it was the summer heat, fall rains or winter’s cold bite, soldiers had to deal with what mother nature gave them. What was the weather like in the trenches? How did it affect those fighting in them?

Winter operations 1914–1915 is the name given to military operations during the First World War, from 23 November 1914 – 6 February 1915, in the 1921 report of the British government Battles Nomenclature Committee.

It wasn’t just the cold that made winter on the Western Front so difficult to endure. Flooded trenches were also a feature of life there, something which Harold Moore of the Essex Regiment found out to his cost.

Feb 14, 2017 · By reading some of the diaries and letters available from men serving in France and Belgium we can get an idea that the winter of 1916/1917 was exceedingly cold, snowy and unpleasant in France and Belgium too, although December and January seem to …

Feb 2, 2016 · LIke the trenches of WW1, the mud and rain of Glastonbury, as the article explained, offered ideal conditions for what is now seen as an immersion foot disorder. War-time uses of frostbite continued, however, ‘for the duration’, even if they have become obsolete today.

Nov 6, 2023 · Trenches are defensive structures that have been used in conflicts right up to the present day, but they are perhaps most commonly associated with combat during World War I. In its simplest form, the classic British trench used during the 1914–18 war was about six feet deep and three-and-a-half feet wide.

In 1914, the winter weather was particularly bad with enormous amounts of rain. Soldiers could find themselves standing in muddy water for days on end and this could lead to a condition known as...

Winter. By the end of 1914, the Allies and the Germans had established themselves in a line of trenches running from the Channel to the French-Swiss border. Until March 1915, artillery exchanges, sniping and mining operations were the main activities on the British Expeditionary Force’s (BEF) front.

Nov 8, 2020 · Over the course of the war, wet conditions in the trenches gradually improved due to better drainage and more waterproof footwear, but the weather still made life unbearable for many soldiers,...