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Horrible war [I Am Interested In Ww1 and Ww2]

The 1914-1918 War was arguably the most horrible of all wars at least in my opinion. If a man was in a an infantry battalion and ordered into an attack, his chances of survival were about 80 to 20 against. Fliers in the RFC had an expected life span of 2 weeks. After 6 weeks they were veterans.
At times, 1 in 4 merchant ships crossing to or from the UK were torpedoes by submarines.
Hellish thing, war.
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Julien · 36-40, M
Mass execution of soldiers ( conscript) who refuse to obey senseless order , use of toxic gas , and made possible the atrocities of ww2
RhondasMum · 61-69, F
@Julien poison gas, mustard gas, flame throwers, men drowning in mud and so on. The Somme - 30,000 casualties on the British side in the first hour.
Julien · 36-40, M
@RhondasMum are you English ?
RhondasMum · 61-69, F
@Julien I am
Julien · 36-40, M
@RhondasMum I grew up in a small town stuck between 3 military cemeteries British French and also some German soldiers ... less we forget .
RhondasMum · 61-69, F
@Julien Yes, all sides suffered.