to show that they meant no mercy
World War I. The numeral name was only added after the second world war. And the "great" meant large in magnitude not excellent.
It meant the force they were with
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Troops in World War II used the password 'flash'. It was meant to be answered in return with the password 'thunder.'
they helped the ANZAC soldiers carry supplies and were stretcher bearers for wounded men.
they served in small ditches to anyone injured . They served behind the lines with their male colleagues in hospitals. Stretcher bearers served in the front lines and these were all male.
i meant were was world war two at!?
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There has yet to be a third World War. If you meant WW2, it was Adolf Hitler. If you meant during WW1, it was Otto Von Bismarck.
No one was assassinated in world war 2 If you meant world war 1 then Franz Ferdinand was assassinated
It comes from the American Civil War. The battles of the civil war were bloody and gruesome. Often after a bayonet charge, the dead and wounded would often end up in a tangled and bloody pile. When the fighting ended, the stretcher-bearers would come out to sort the dead from the wounded. One way they had to sort the bodies between the dead and those still living, was to lift a leg or an arm and jostle it, to see if they got a rise out of the body. As you can imagine having one's limbs shaken while already wounded was quite a painful experience, so a soldier learned to move or wave one of his arms or legs by himself to indicate to the stretcher-bearer that he was alive. After a time, the stretcher-bearers would first yell to the piles of bodies "shake a leg or arm" as they approached. After a time, the shortened "shake a leg" began to be used in any situation where one wanted to rouse someone to action.
From the American Civil War--The battles of the civil war were bloody and gruesome. Often after a bayonet charge, the dead and wounded would often end up in a tangled and bloody pile. When the fighting ended, the stretcher-bearers would come out to sort the dead from the wounded. One way they had to sort the bodies between the dead and those still living, was to lift a leg or an arm and jostle it, to see if they got a rise out of the body. As you can imagine having one's limbs shaken while already wounded was quite a painful experience, so a soldier learned to move or wave one of his arms or legs by himself to indicate to the stretcher-bearer that he was alive. After a time, the stretcher-bearers would first yell to the piles of bodies "shake a leg or arm" as they approached. After a time, the shortened "shake a leg" began to be used in any situation where one wanted to rouse someone to action.
to show that they meant no mercy
front line litter bearers for wounded personnel. supply technicians. adminastrative. and many other type supports
the worse war than what? if you meant WORST then, the answer is no. it probably would be World War 1 or World War 2 ~ Captain Squiggles
World War I. The numeral name was only added after the second world war. And the "great" meant large in magnitude not excellent.