What diseases did rats cause in WW1?

Rats were by the millions in trenches becoming entertainment and annoyance to the soldiers packed inside the trenches! The rats would attack the sleeping soldiers, creeping all over them during the night wile they were trying to get some rest. Rat hunting became a sport in the trenches. read more

World War I conditions were horrific and death was never far away. If the soldiers managed to survive enemy shelling and the sneaky sniper’s bullet they could just as easily be defeated by an illness such as Trench Foot or Wiel’s Disease. Fleas, lice and rodents were rife and would plague the men with disease. read more

Tuesday 11 th November marks Armistice day (also known as Remembrance Day or Poppy Day in the UK), the day in 1918 when on the 11 th hour of the 11 th day of the 11 th month an armistice was signed between the Allied Forces and Germany that resulted in a ceasefire on the western front and marked the beginning of the end of World War I. read more