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The Huns "morning hate"
Moir, Ethel, 1916, Photograph
The Huns "morning hate"
The Huns "morning hate"
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Title
The Huns "morning hate"
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This image is taken from Ethel Moir Diary Vol. 2
Artist / maker
Moir, Ethel
Date
1916
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7.2 x 10.2 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The armies that fought from trenches during the war had their men "Stand to" in their trenches just before dawn, with rifles loaded and bayonets fixed for an hour, to be prepared for enemy attacks, should they come. In some places in the line, some armies had a ritual called the 'Morning Hate' which occurred at 'Stand To' and involved relieving the tension of the early hours with machine gun fire, shelling and small arms fire, directed at the trenches opposite them, without any particular targets or objectives. This made doubly sure of safety at dawn.
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