The Silent KILLER in WW1 Trenches:How TRENCH FOOT Destroyed Thousands of Soldiers#WW1#TrenchFoot#Fyp

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[00:00:00]Standing for days, sometimes weeks, in waterlogged trenches, soldiers' feet were constantly wet and cold.

[00:00:05]>> [music] >> Blood flow is cut off.

[00:00:08]Skin rotted.

[00:00:10]Nerves died.

[00:00:12]The condition was called trench foot, and it was agonizing.

[00:00:15]Millions of soldiers survived enemy fire in World War I, only to be defeated by their own boots.

[00:00:21]Standing for days, sometimes weeks, in waterlogged trenches, soldiers' feet were constantly wet and cold.

[00:00:28]Blood flow is cut off.

[00:00:30]Skin rotted.

[00:00:32]Nerves died.

[00:00:33]The condition was called trench foot, and it was agonizing.

[00:00:37]By 1915, the British Army alone had reported over 20,000 cases. In severe cases, amputation was the only option.

[00:00:46]The remedy?

[00:00:47]Dry socks, well oil, and rotation out of the trenches, simple solutions that saved thousands of lives once commanders finally took it seriously.

[00:00:55]Trench foot wasn't caused by bullets or gas.

[00:00:59]It was caused by mud, cold, and neglect, a reminder that war destroys men in ways [music] no weapon ever could.

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