Life in times of war is not only hard on the battlefield. In the rear, the population of the belligerent countries needs to work harder in order to provide the army with everything it needs. The rear operators themselves were often malnourished. Not everyone could withstand such harsh conditions.
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At the front
The Second World War became the largest in the history of mankind. She claimed many lives both in the firing line and outside the theater of war. But at the front, life bordered on death most of all. Front-line 100 grams of vodka, of course, allowed a little distraction and overcome fear, but, in fact, from morning until late evening during active military clashes, soldiers and officers did not know when their time would come to leave this world.
No matter how high-quality modern weapons were, there was always a chance to get hit by a stray bullet or die from a blast wave. What can we say about hastily assembled units at the beginning of the war, when the machine gun was given for three people, and you had to wait for the death of your comrades in order to arm yourself. They slept in dugouts and dugouts, ate in the same place or in the fresh air, a little away from hostilities. Of course, the rear was located nearby. But the hospitals and the location of the units seemed to be a completely different world.
Step 2
Life in the occupied territories
It was absolutely unbearable here. The likelihood of being shot for no apparent reason was high. Of course, it was possible to adapt to the laws of the occupiers and run their economy tolerably - to share with the occupiers what they asked, and they would not touch. But everything depended on the human qualities of certain soldiers and officers. There are always common people on both sides. Also, there are always scum, which is difficult to call people. Sometimes the locals were not particularly touched. Of course, they occupied the best huts in the villages, took away food, but they did not torture people. At times, some invaders shot fun for the sake of old people and children, raped women, burned houses with living people.
Step 3
Difficult life in the rear
Life was extremely difficult. Women and children were doing hard work in factories. They had to work for 14 or more hours. There was not enough food, many peasants fought, so there was no one to feed the country. In some regions, for example in Leningrad, during the Great Patriotic War, life was simply unbearable. During the blockade, thousands were dying of hunger, cold and disease. Someone fell dead in the streets, there were cases of cannibalism and corpse-eating.
Step 4
Relatively quiet life
Even during such large-scale wars as World War II, there were people who led a completely safe life. Of course, there were countries that supported neutrality, but this is not so much about them. Representatives of the highest echelons of power of all the belligerents did not particularly live in poverty during the most difficult periods of the war. Even in besieged Leningrad, the city leadership received parcels of food that could only be dreamed of in more well-fed regions.
