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Illustrations of history

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[–] tiramichu@lemm.ee 29 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

This illustration makes it all look rather pleasant, rather than absolute hell

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago

Not enough pixels to show how infested with lice everyone is

[–] Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

I've heard stories about the allies being shocked by how nice the German trenches were when they captured them. Relatively speaking of course.

[–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

To me, it makes me sad.

[–] superkret@feddit.org 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There are no showers or toilets in the picture.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There were probably no showers or toilets IRL either.

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

They dug latrines. At Isonzo, IIRC one side managed to flood the other's trenches with their latrines, causing a ton of deaths from disease.

[–] HeartyOfGlass@lemm.ee 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Is there a key for the labels? I'm curious what all the parts are called.

[–] SpicyLizards@reddthat.com 8 points 2 months ago

H is for Hussein

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, I couldn't find a key when I used reverse image search.

[–] HeartyOfGlass@lemm.ee 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well this is neat - I think I found the "zoomed out" cutaway while I was looking:

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Truly hell.

[–] Sparky@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 months ago

Idk why but I expected to see a red Saddam Hussein silhouette.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Fucking hobbits

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is fascinating. I wish there was a detail about how the trench disposes of carbon dioxide and monoxide from breathing and burning.

[–] superkret@feddit.org 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It does show a chimney for the stove. They also had electric air pumps for the deeper parts, which could be kept running by a hand crank in case the power went out.

[–] superkret@feddit.org 3 points 2 months ago

I wonder if the trenches in Ukraine have reached that level, yet.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't see any sort of drainage system. I'll bet that filled with water during heavy rains and was miserable. The smell of all those men living together in tight quarters without adequate ventilation was probably awful. Cigarette smoke was probably downright pleasant compared to the BO. It looks like a fun place to visit as a kid, but a nightmare to live in as an adult.

[–] tilefan@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

do you seriously think they didn't have ventilation and drainage?

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

tbf, competence was not in high supply during the Great War. In places they dug trenches below the fucking water table.

[–] tilefan@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

right but when they were building complex underground structures like this, they called in experienced miners. every country already had lots of experience digging underground. Britain used coal miners

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Notice that I said "adequate" ventilation, which I seriously doubt they had. We know they didn't have adequate drainage because trench foot was a serious problem during both of the world wars.