why did soldiers put spoons in their boots in world war I
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  1. That sounds so unrealistic because number one we had dog tags specifically to said of them aren't about the British much but that was true for the US troops at least and not just that all troops no matter which country were mostly blown up on their legs so that's just f**** stupid if that's what they result to

  2. This is not the reason the reason is that soliders never knew when there next meal would be so they usually put spoons in accessible spots more popular 'BOOTS"

  3. This is factually wrong. World war wisdom made a video about this explaining the actual history. Also world war wisdom is actually a person with genuine interest in history, and not just a dude making ai slop for profit.

  4. This is a myth. Has been debunked by many historians and apart from a single time this might have happened it was certainly not a common thing or widely carried out thing.

  5. This isn’t entirely correct. Soldiers rarely stuck their spoons in their puttees. I wear puttees for reenactment and airsoft, and having foreign objects in the wraps could loosen them. Remember: the first purpose of the puttee is to prevent water and debris from entering the boot easily (one of the reasons they were made of wool and wrapped over top of the boot multiple times). It also creates ankle support for long marches, and long periods of standing. The reason spoons and other utensils had soldier’s names on them were simply to just… make the spoon as theirs? Thieves existed in the army, and putting your name on a tin utensil is a surefire way of preventing theft, or finding the item once it was reported missing. Food utensils would be stored mainly in the breast pocket (for allied soldiers, as Germans didn’t have breast pockets) or breadbags and haversacks.

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