Why the Trenches Were the Most Dangerous Job in WW1
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 20. 07. 2022
- World War 1 was a brutal and bloody conflict that saw casualties mounting on all sides, but perhaps the most dangerous position during the war was deep down in the trenches. Check out today's epic new video to find out what really made life in the trenches suck!
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for me, the Christmas Truce was the saddest thing. It showed morality was still there. They were normal people that could have been friends, but were forced to become enemies. For the soldiers, the worst day was the day when they bought good food, because it meant that they would be going up the next day. My family survived both of the world wars
Its been oversold. There was still plenty of fighting
It's the old and bitter declaring war
But the young and innocent that have to fight it millions of casualty's for only proving a point often i think are the people that declared war happy now? Killing so many people for their own selfish agenda's.
(I don't mean the one's that were forced to declare war)
To shake hands and walk back to your respective sides, knowing...
Well, most of our families survived both of the wars, so, yeah, you ain't special. Hence, 'world' war.
Bruh no way?
WW1 doesn't get any recognition, but the lives of the men who served in it were unbelievably brutal. Keep up the good work
In what world does ww1 not get recognition
One of my friends has said multiple times âworld war 1 is boring. World war 2 is cooler because it was more advancedâ.
Personally, I find world war 1 more interesting.
@@codyspegel6317 Many people I have spoken to do not at all understand the atrocious lives of the trenches
@@codyspegel6317 In my opinion it gets recognition but it doesnât get enough think of how many movies and games there are on WW2 and now how many there are on ww1
@@Linki8uu youâre exactly right
The fact that they lived like that for 4 years is just insane. No wonder they got shellchock, or what we now call PTSD. The constant artillery bombardments, poisonous gas, machine gun fire, hand to hand combat with whatever you could find or use, living in mud, fecies, urine, dead bodies, diseases, rodents eating your enemy and your own troops, things like that does make most people go insane and lose their minds, and they couldn't go back, lest they were tried and executed for treason or desertion. No wonder they chose to go on, go forward no matter what. They didn't want to end up in prison or get executed for treason and desertion. They also didn't want to die because of the enemy killing them. The fact that you don't want either of those two options, just give you one thing to chose. You had to carry on, no matter what. It's sad that it came to nothing in the end. World war two came some 20 years later, so the question was to them if it was worth it in the end. They couldn't predict WW2 of course, but still
While ww2 was the deadliest
Ww1 was the most miserable
At least in ww2 you died quick
In ww1 you died most likely slowly and miserably
Either from trench foot
Or other diseases
Gas literally drowning in your own blood
And having to make suicidal charges
While having the constant shelling of artillery
They were rotated in and out of the front lines so it wasn't constant exposure to misery and death. But while they were there, it probably felt like forever until their next rotation off the front line.
@@charleswheeler3689 - Exactly. What is he talking about?
At the start of the war most soldiers were older and more experienced. By 1917/18 most soldiers were in their teens, because all those older than them were dead. No one was, to my knowledge, lucky enough to survive the full extent of WW1.
@@dbest8083 there were probably some people who were wounded but survived and were discharged. But yeah no one in the early parts of the war escaped unharmed
This whole description of the soldier going through no man's land/the trenches would make an amazing novel or short film honestly. I'd pay to read or see that
All Quiet On The Western Front. Already written and at least twice committed to film
Another one to read or watch is "Journeys end"
1917
1917 is a great movie. New and high budget!
@@blmonlineprotest2379 Watch they shall not grow old, real footage WW1 Put together In couler by Peter Jackson.
The Mud. Reading about and seeing pictures from WW1 made me literally fear the mud, how it would literally just swallow up Soliderâs, some to never be found
Modern generation: I hate being out in the open
WW1 Veterans: *First time?*
Should be: Pathetic.
This might be the best Infographics video Iâve seen yet. The narration was top notch
Think of how insane that is. Doing all that over and over again. A friends dad who served in WW2, he told us (right before his son..whom was my friend..went off on deployment) the dead were the lucky ones
Never figured out what this meant until my buddy took his own life because of PTSD. He was battling depression from his dad passing and losing his leg in a IED incident
Sorry for your loss.
@@spencervance8484 Thank you..he is in a better place. I'm glad he doesn't have to suffer or wake up feeling like he was worthless.
War is a rich manâs game where the poor die
@@scenedogs3267 sorry for your friend. Itâs a travesty the way vets are treated in this country, as far as healthcare and mental health goes. If anyone should have access to free quality healthcare itâs veterans. Unbelievable to me that they can spend billions of dollars on a war, and then say itâs too expensive to take proper care of those that come back from fighting them.
Hungarian soldiers who came back from the eastern front after the battles at the river Don with the russians said, that " we all died at the Don, only some of us got back". What horrors these wars have caused...
This is the first time I've ever heard him curse 2:09
I am 56. I was born late to parents who lived through the Great Depression. My father fought in the Pacific during WWII. In my youth, we knew a sweet, kindly man who had fought in WWI. My father, a veteran of the horrors of the Guadalcanal (Solomons) campaign, held him in the deepest respect. Rightfully so.
My grandfather was in the 10th Mountain Division in Italy. He earned a bronze star and two purple hearts. He was the toughest man I ever knew, and he was a good man.
I always thought the Nazis were bad, until I read about the Japanese. They were monsters during that time.
I read about the Giants of the Solomon Islands, specifically in Guadacanal did your dad have any stories about them?
Just listening to this, picturing myself in this story as he speaks was an emotional experience. And Iâm not to emotional. Great story telling. Love this channel
religion had nothing to do with world war 1 and world war 2 the united states is mostly christian by way the rest of the countries that defeated germany and its allies were mostly other religions they were not atheist
It absolutely baffles me as to how humanity has allowed themselves to be subjected to this kind of horror throughout history...
As Goering said - you can make anyone go to war, you just have to make him believe his country and loved ones are being attacked and he needs to defend them.
Also I think something like this is happening in the current conflict of Russia and Ukraine they have trenches that scream WWI there and happening now go look that up or Google and CZcams all about it something people in WWI can only dream about.
Wow, this was so well narrated. Incredible first hand point of view, and very realistic! Love this
It wouldn't be considered "first hand" point of view because "first hand" means they were there when it happened
Please do more ww1 stuff itâs really interesting
My second great grandfather fought for the Germans in ww1 Iâm guessing it wasnât fun at all 1883 - 1956
IncreĂble job with this. Iâve developed a new found respect for anyone who went through or is going through this.
everyone except one specific man...
fun fact: a song named "Wo alle StraĂen enden" (Where all streets end) is a song about ww1 german soldiers singing about the horrors of trench warfare and even tho the song sounds VERY militaristic, in the song its about war being a horrific thing instead of being glorious. (I think thats what its about)
it also sounds kinda good tbh
"We are lost"
"We are lost"
"We are lost"
Also a fun fact is Angels Calling by Sabaton, or Great War Album or The War To End All Wars Albums tell fantastic stories of the World War One Horrors
Iâve heard it itâs a depressing song
Wow, I cannot tell you what I just felt hearing all of this. I truly felt like I was there. My deepest respects to every soldier out there fighting for just causes. My heart was moved, I couldn't fathom experiencing anything like that.
If we look at it honestly, all sides were fighting for the wrong causes.
Well here's something even more horrifying and can echo that conflict look up the current conflict of Russia vs Ukraine they have trenches like described in that conflict along with old and new weapons there among a lot anyway check that out and tell others about that.
@@czolgistta Which now you can also question the conflict of the current Russia vs Ukraine as well. Since now it really is brutal and parts of it are going to WWI trenches.
WWI, a just cause-- what a joke...
@@keenannorris3309 Also you can be right on that and you can only wonder what those rich higher classes were doing vs the poor soldiers in the trenches. Really rocking back in plush palaces and enjoying the drinks and fancy food isn't surprising especially nowadays too.
My grandpa served in Vietnam, he never saw any action but had horrendous PTSD because most of his time was spent wondering when the Viet Cong were going to hit his base! wouldnât wish it on my worst enemy!
@@777jaris spoken from the dude whose closest interaction with war is Call of Duty lol
@@777jaris - Exactly, his aunt never saw action.
@@777jaris Man up? Coming from you
Same here and he saw a good bit of action on ambushes and here is the thing he laughs at stories that tells me which of course made me laugh. One of them was a Lt who wasnât even there for 24 hours walks up to a Cobra helicopter that was loaded marked with yellow flags to show that it will be used if base is attacked he stands in front of it rotates the barrel takes one round through the front and out the back of his head
@@xanderm7231 Thanks for sharing that!
This was one of the best videos I've seen from this channel in a while.
Up til WW1 battles lasted anywhere from an hour to, at the very longest, a couple days, with a very few exceptions. In WW1 the shelling alone would go on for 2-3 days, and then the actual fighting would begin. The combat from beginning to end could be weeks. That's why the PTSD was so common and severe. In all of human history nobody had seen anything like it. Industrialized warfare was here.
When asked to describe the battles of world war 1, the surviving men described them like a meat grinder.
That's because the war on the western front was a meat grinder. The likes of Haigh, Foch and Ludendorf disregarded casualty figures. And for what? To perhaps advance over a mile of mud, only to be pushed back again in the next counter attack.
Fairly good video. However, one of the biggest issues old soldiers use to talk about (since most are dead now) is the mud and the necrotic effect it has on skin after days sitting in it.
Their skin would literally slough off due to sitting in the mud so long. While many survived this, it was probably the biggest thing the survivors remember. Sitting in 6 inch deep mud for days to the point their skin just comes off.
Get it isn't as horrific as dying from a mortar or grenade, but the survivors (since not dying) saw that as the most horrific thing they experienced.
I really thought the lost boot would lead to that coming up
You should make your own video's princess
I had the honor of meeting World War I and 2 veterans when I was a kid in the 90s
2:09 wow I never heard them swear before đ
Caught me off guard too
@@TheHatedOneTV yeah bro đ just wanted to warn people not to play on loud
I was just going to comment on that..
same
Iâm glad someone noticed it too. I was surprised a comment noticing it wasnât recognized
Wow. Absolutely wonderfully done! Great storytelling and informative. Thank you for your content.
The title's phrased in a way that implies most people thought being a soildier in trench warfare was pretty chill
My Grandfather was shot in the back 3 times and fell into a fox hole during WW2, it took days for anyone to find him, he survived the ordeal and laid along side other dead soldiers that shielded him from incoming artillery. He was shipped to a hospital somewhere in Europe and my mom and her family didn't know if he was alive or dead for almost 7 weeks, he was listed as missing. He suffered from horrible PTSD and alcoholism afterwards and kept a jar on his dresser in his bedroom he showed me once, filled with tiny pieces of metal and shrapnel that would work their to the surface and out through his back over the years. He passed away in the early 80's and I've missed him very much ever since, he was a beautiful human being.
is this the only one you swear in?
He swore?
@@YaidenVindevogel 2:10
2:08
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@@YaidenVindevogel 2:09
That was so well told. I got so caught up in certain parts, I almost held my breath a few times. What a horrific experience.
I think something similar of that is happening in the Russo-Ukraine War now hopefully Vladimir Putin isn't launching gas attacks but who knows despite International law now anyway go look that up unlike the real WWI and that time.
The telling of this was done so well I wouldnât be surprised if this was a single manâs written account in a journal, just put in story format.
Well, it depends on how long you are in the trenches. 5 min in no man's land is more deadly than 5 min in the trench. Artillery was the top killer in that war.
Qq
Tench warfare will always give a weaker defending army a chance at survival.
Defensive warfare you need 3x or more attackers than defenders. I pity those who discovered the horrors of urban warfare. 5x or more.
I would also like to point out the scenario depicted in this video was a lucky one, most attacks were unsuccessful and resulted in a large number of meaningless causalities
You would be more likely to be one of the people dyin đđ
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Sad thing is, what's shown here is broadly what people still endure today even with state of the art modern warfare.
Human beings - we are inherintly violent creatures - â ïžđ
Another horror from ww1 was trench foot. Improper foot care ( proper foot care was not possible while in the trenches) took out more troops than the lethal gas.
The reason it was called a torpedo was because the first âtorpedosâ were literally metal poles attached with some explosives
A lot of people need to watch this, especially young people. I needed to watch it too.
This was actually chilling, awesome work
This is a really good depiction of the brutal combat experienced on the Western front.
great video really, Id love to see some more ww1 content; maybe some videos about the Eastern Front?
or if you guys want a cool story Vimy Ridge is a good one.
Incredible. Captivating. Do more.
Just want to say that was really well-written. Well done to the writer!
this was wonderful. informative and entertaining
"and then theres the 72 hours of constant rain"
britian: hold my beer
This is one of the best uploads to date
Armenian air marshal Khudyakov and Armenian fleet admiral Isakov were senior officers of Soviet Air Force and Navy in WW2
This is a great video! Man, I had suspense in me the whole time!
I remember when my grandpa told me story's of his great grandpa who was in ww1
You Granpaâs great grandpa?? He would have been extremely old in your lifetime.
Bro? My grandpa was born in 1946, so his great grandpas birthday was late 1800s. I doubt your granpdas great grandpa participated in WW1
This video is incredible just amazing thank you
Breathtaking. So scary and unblievably hard to live like that. Thanks for sharing these information. The persons who must have beared this life in trenches were politicians who created this war out of their greed for more land, resources and power.
The way you tell everything is amazing. This is the way I wish I could write essays in school.
Dude, you narrations have gotten SOOOOO MUCH BETTER. you were already good, but this is really immersive
Infographics show is my educational guide for world history! Lol. I love all his videos this is my favorite one. No one can tell stories like Infographics. The best on CZcams.
I love your channel keep up the great stuff!!!!!
These are always good thanks alotđ”đŒđ
Thank God for the men who fought for us and the women who made it even remotely possible. Thank God for them.
Keep up the great stuff
I heard more men died from disease infection and hyperthermia than actual bullets and mortar fire
I learned about trench warfare in my senior year of high school and my junior year of high school trench warfare was horrible the trenches were super unsanitary it was a horrible place to be in
Now see for yourself IN PERSON What it Was really like, visit The Imperial War museum in London đŹđ§ or see the graveyard site in Belgium đ§đȘ where this was actually fought!
You definitely learned more about trench warfare from this video than you ever did in a high school class
@@rUSTYfrfr i mean itâs a really good video but you really think you learn more from a fictional 20 minute video of a made up soldiers journey of a day of fighting in the trenches than you would from hours of reading books about it and reading testimonies of people that fought in the trenches?
@@imnotpurestr Bro, you never read books centered around trench warfare in high school, at least no one who went to my school did, and I highly doubt anyone else does. I'm sure in higher education you could learn about it that in-depth, but my high school history classes mainly focused on the political / regional consequences surrounding WW1/2, so yeah this video definitely had more information on actual trench warfare than my history classes did.
Infographics videos are GREAT!!! âšđđŒđâš
The first recommended vid for me after this is the exact same vid that you made about this 2 years ago
The CSS Hunley had a âtorpedoâ on the bow that was on a rod. The Bangalore torpedo used by the Brits appears similar. Basically an explosive on a rod. Somewhere along the way it changed to being known as a tube shaped, self-propelled explosive.
Spar torpedo. Still used in a way.
This sounds even worse than going to WalMart on payday.
insanely great storytelling.
This was unbelievably exhilarating !! Very well done vid, felt like I was in the trench
Iâd not be surprised that a soldier in the front would get to the point where theyâd consider death a mercy
Oh we cursing in videos now. here for it. love this one. Liked and subbed, hit the bell too!
Truely the best narration regarding WW1 Iâve ever heard. Any American đșđž listening to this can feel it! Our ancestors fought and died for our freedoms and our brothers and sisters are still out there everyday protecting the land we love! We are all blessed to be Americans!
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America joined at the pretty end tho
Typically in ww1 during gas attacks, a bell that would be rung when the danger of poison gas was present. This meant the soliders would wake up and immediately put on their gas masks
That took awhile to develop
Thanks pulled me out a bad mushroom trip idk micodose body high messes with me horribly but thanks info đâ€
my great grandfather fought in ww1 and survived the very first gas attack, then got shot in the leg. he became a medic after that.
Really liked this channel.
Another thing you can do for barbed wire, is if your lucky. There will be a dead body near by. So you can try your best to put it on the barbed wire.
Very nice narration.
Very well done
Great video! Felt like I was there.
My number one favorite channel on CZcams
It's incredible what men have been through throughout history. So proud of my great grandpa and uncles
the core reason why soldiers stuck in the trenches for long period was both sides had same type of 'ammunition-equipment-artillery-barbed wire' which was making impossible pushing soldiers forward
keep op the good work i want more
You gotta put the Bangalore on top of the wire, it's a cutting charge so the ground stops the energy from dissipating, if you put it under it usually just blows it up in the air. Or you make a brazer charge.
I honestly think ww1 is the worst war humanity has committed. The clash of the old and new. From telling soldiers to walk across open ground only to be torn in half by a machineguns, even the trenchâs them self where horrible from diesesâs and the ground that can swallow you hole. all fought by boys as young as 15, all lied to about the glory and adventure of war. And when they came home all broken physically or mentally.
Very well done, thought my kids wouldn't watch the whole thing and get bored, but they watched it all.
I had the privilege to take a school trip to the battlefields and cemeteries is Belgium and France. It was the most eye opening experience i ever had standing in the trenches and then standing between thousands of graves. It humbles you and makes you breathless. An experience i would urge anyone to have
Legends says you lucky to be born in this era.â
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2:06 hearing the narrorator swear is very surreal to me
I laughd, it's really uncommon indeed
great vid
which softwere do you use to create such videos?
Dang that gave me chills
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Thumbs up for this version its better then the one from 2 years ago
And to think that this might only be scratching the surface.
Should've used a battle cry from BF1 for the trench rush scene, would really work well with the video
It's awful what these went through đą
This was probably one of the mostentertaining and brutal videos I've ever seen. đą
World War one should be remembered and those who fought in it should be remembered. It doesn't get enough press we should not allow this to be lost we have to remember the history.
Is anyone gonna talk about how the narrator sweared?
That was intense!
Do more survival videos guys.... Cz it feels more like a matter of WHEN and not IF...
Great video
Please don't forget to publish the segue for the 100 days after the fallout, thanks...