1. A group of English and Germans ate together on August 4th. Suddenly someone ran in and said the war had begun! At that time, everyone was stunned, wondering if they should immediately grab the dinner fork and stab the German. Later, they discussed it and said that since the war will start tomorrow, everyone can still eat together now. So continue to eat.
2. Most people join the army with the same mentality as when they go out on an outing. Many big boys falsely report their ages in order to join the army. They still don't know how brutal and bloody battles are waiting for them ahead.
3. The UK is practically unprepared, the uniforms are not fully sized, and they are lacking.
4. "oh oh oh it's a lovely war" by Tickler Jam Company.
5. It was even fun to see the shelling for the first time.
6. The destruction of the war exceeded the recruits' expectations and began to give an atmosphere of terror. They couldn't help but ask about the situation on the front lines of the troops being replaced, and they all got the same answer, "terrible, dude."
7. The trenches are not straight but zigzag.
8. The rear supply trenches may be 45 miles away from the front.
9. Sanitary conditions in trench life are often extremely poor.
10. Shelling could happen at any time
11. Nothing destroys the human spirit more than shelling.
12. As terrible as the shelling is the mire. There is no help if a person falls. And such quagmire is all over the front and rear.
13. Many Germans are nice, in fact most Bavarians are nice. Snipers will shoot, but they won't hit anyone.
14. "God is with us" will be erected on both sides of the trenches in their respective languages.
15. They sometimes scolded the Prussians.
16. Fifty pence for two weeks.
17. The training of the punching bag is to get soldiers used to killing.
18. The attack is not specifically mentioned in the documentary, but my guess is that it was the Battle of the Somme in 1917.
19. “I realized that, sooner or later, we would all die.”
"I'm not afraid of death, but I'm afraid of breaking hands and feet."
20. "The shells are flying, the air is purgatory, and your mind is another purgatory. Reason is completely destroyed." "The bombing created a feeling of hysteria, and a soldier burst into tears. The commander in charge spoke to the sergeant. Say: 'Find him! Shoot him!'"
21. Scottish bagpipes sounded on the battlefield during the charge
22. "Once you're out of the trenches, you're not afraid." "No cheering or shouting, everyone was quiet."
23. "When you see people around you fall one by one, you know right away that you're dying."
24. "If you don't fall, you have to keep going."
25. It was impossible to remove the bodies from the position. Soldiers could only step on the dead bodies of their comrades.
26. The artillery of the own camp fired at its own infantry. Apparently they didn't know where they were bombing.
27. The constant shelling on the battlefield can lead to total loss of reason and sobriety. Seeing but not hearing, hearing but not hearing, the air is filled with the breath of death, and the clothes of civilization have been washed away.
28. "I shot him. I knew I had to kill him. He was dead. At least it made him feel less guilty. But I'm really sad." (old man sobbing)
29. The officers were killed, and most of the sergeants were also killed. There is no one who can give orders, and the battlefield is scattered. (The British tradition is like this. It is also part of the spirit of a gentleman that an officer should lead the way.)
30. "You're sad when your comrade dies, but you're used to it."
31. There is only one way to fight with a bayonet, and that is to pierce the enemy's chest with all your strength.
32. On this side of the trench and there were Englishmen and Germans of about the same age, nineteen and twenty.
33. In war, people inevitably develop animal-killing habits.
34. If the wounded are not taken from the field as soon as possible, they will sink into the dirt.
35. Doctors on the front line can only make up for what they endure by hard work.
36. Many children go to war for the first time and never return.
37. Many German prisoners were happy to be captured because they were freed.
38. After German soldiers were captured, they would immediately take the initiative to help carry stretchers for wounded soldiers.
39. “We chatted with German captives and came to a consensus on how pointless war was.”
40. “Everyone is actually thinking, as long as the war is over, it doesn’t matter if you win or lose, as long as it’s over.”
41. That day was November 11. They polished boots and insignia. The gunfire continued until eleven o'clock, then stopped abruptly. There was no cheering or celebration, the air was silent, and everyone stood uneasily, bewildered.
42. “We got lost and felt like we were fired.” “What’s going to happen next, I don’t know.”
43. "I'm so happy to be leaving. I'm also sad that some people are left behind forever."
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