Why the Trenches Were the Most Dangerous Job in WW1 

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

WW1 doesn't get any recognition, but the lives of the men who served in it were unbelievably brutal. Keep up the good work

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

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

The Mud. Reading about and seeing pictures from WW1 made me literally fear the mud, how it would literally just swallow up Solider’s, some to never be found

This might be the best Infographics video I’ve seen yet. The narration was top notch

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.

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

This is the first time I've ever heard him curse 2:09

It absolutely baffles me as to how humanity has allowed themselves to be subjected to this kind of horror throughout history...

Just listening to this, picturing myself in this story as he speaks was an emotional experience. And I’m not to emotional. Great story telling. Love this channel

Increíble job with this. I’ve developed a new found respect for anyone who went through or is going through this.

Modern generation: I hate being out in the open WW1 Veterans: *First time?*

My second great grandfather fought for the Germans in ww1 I’m guessing it wasn’t fun at all 1883 - 1956

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.

Please do more ww1 stuff it’s really interesting

fun fact: a song named "Wo alle Straßen 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)

Wow, this was so well narrated. Incredible first hand point of view, and very realistic! Love this

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! wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy!

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.

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.

Wow. Absolutely wonderfully done! Great storytelling and informative. Thank you for your content.

This was one of the best videos I've seen from this channel in a while.

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 😂

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.

The title's phrased in a way that implies most people thought being a soildier in trench warfare was pretty chill

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.

The telling of this was done so well I wouldn’t be surprised if this was a single man’s written account in a journal, just put in story format.

When asked to describe the battles of world war 1, the surviving men described them like a meat grinder.

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.

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.

This was actually chilling, awesome work

A lot of people need to watch this, especially young people. I needed to watch it too.

this was wonderful. informative and entertaining

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.

Incredible. Captivating. Do more.

This is a great video! Man, I had suspense in me the whole time!

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

Wow. Thanks for the video!😍

This is one of the best uploads to date

This video is incredible just amazing thank you

I love your channel keep up the great stuff!!!!!

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.

Keep up the great stuff

is this the only one you swear in?

This was unbelievably exhilarating !! Very well done vid, felt like I was in the trench

Just want to say that was really well-written. Well done to the writer!

Dude, you narrations have gotten SOOOOO MUCH BETTER. you were already good, but this is really immersive

These are always good thanks alot👵🏼😀

The reason it was called a torpedo was because the first “torpedos” were literally metal poles attached with some explosives

Armenian air marshal Khudyakov and Armenian fleet admiral Isakov were senior officers of Soviet Air Force and Navy in WW2

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 RU-vid.

The way you tell everything is amazing. This is the way I wish I could write essays in school.

Infographics videos are GREAT!!! ✨👏🏼😎✨

Truely the best narration regarding WW1 I’ve ever heard. Any American 🇺🇸 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!

The CSS Hunley had a “torpedo” 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.

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

Really liked this channel.

Very well done

I remember when my grandpa told me story's of his great grandpa who was in ww1

Thank God for the men who fought for us and the women who made it even remotely possible. Thank God for them.

great vid

insanely great storytelling.

Tench warfare will always give a weaker defending army a chance at survival.

Great video! Felt like I was there.

Very nice narration.

keep op the good work i want more

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

"and then theres the 72 hours of constant rain" britian: hold my beer

It's incredible what men have been through throughout history. So proud of my great grandpa and uncles

Very well done, thought my kids wouldn't watch the whole thing and get bored, but they watched it all.

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

I’d not be surprised that a soldier in the front would get to the point where they’d consider death a mercy

That was intense!

Dang that gave me chills

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

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.

I love this channel

I love your channel

My number one favorite channel on RU-vid

Great video Please don't forget to publish the segue for the 100 days after the fallout, thanks...

Thumbs up for this version its better then the one from 2 years ago

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.

The first recommended vid for me after this is the exact same vid that you made about this 2 years ago

I heard more men died from disease infection and hyperthermia than actual bullets and mortar fire

And to think that this might only be scratching the surface.

Legends says you lucky to be born in this era.”

Oh we cursing in videos now. here for it. love this one. Liked and subbed, hit the bell too!

Should've used a battle cry from BF1 for the trench rush scene, would really work well with the video

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which softwere do you use to create such videos?

Love these constant uploads 🦧

As a member of Gen Z I really love History and appreciate what the people in the past did for us 💙😁.

nice video

This sounds even worse than going to WalMart on payday.

Very good

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.

what's even more insane is that their officers forced them to put up with it.

Very good video. Very un-withholding.