Trench warfare in general has been around ever since the beginning of war. In years prior to World War 1, trench warfare was limited to being able to inflict casualties at only a short range. Trench warfare changed for World War 1 with the advancement of military technology. The advancement was greatly seen on the western front from autumn 1914 to spring 1918. This was due to the ceasefire or stalemate that occured forcing many men into the trenches. On the western front the German First and Second armies defeated the Belgium army and took Brussles. Joseph Joffre and his British Expeditionary Force tried to stop German advances but were defeated at the battles of Sambre. Soon the Allied Powers retreated to Paris and the German First Army made their advance in that direction. Joffre planned a counterattack that halted the advance of the germans and made them settle into trenches.
For the soldiers trench warfare was a horrible sight that presented dangers of multiple diseases due to rats and lice that were impossible to get rid of. Also mounds of feces made the circumstances almost unlivable. Trench warfare was a standstill for the government with little advancement and for the civilians the standstill was a point of media frenzy as everyone waited with anticipation.
For the soldiers trench warfare was a horrible sight that presented dangers of multiple diseases due to rats and lice that were impossible to get rid of. Also mounds of feces made the circumstances almost unlivable. Trench warfare was a standstill for the government with little advancement and for the civilians the standstill was a point of media frenzy as everyone waited with anticipation.
