How do soldiers in World War 2 bathe?

The bathing of soldiers during World War 2 is not a simple thing, especially when the winter in Europe can be as cold as minus 30 degrees Celsius.

The bathing of soldiers during World War 2 is clearly not a simple thing.With the weather temperature in Europe in winter can drop to minus 30 degrees Celsius, no matter how chaotic the battlefield is, soldiers must . boil water before bathing.(Photo source: Pinterest).

Understanding that, the logistics force in World War II must prepare . hot water for soldiers whenever possible.In addition to making coffee, making tea, disinfecting ambulance tools, hot water also plays an extremely important role for soldiers to bathe.(Photo source: Pinterest).

The collective eating environment is very contagious with skin diseases such as scabies, lice, . if the soldier does not maintain good hygiene, the whole company can get scabies after a few weeks.(Photo source: Pinterest).

Although noted by their superiors, however, due to difficult wartime conditions, soldiers could only be bathed about once a week, even less depending on the situation.(Image source: WW2).

American soldiers bathed in a self-made bath in the middle of the battlefield.(Image source: WW2).

In the summer, when temperatures can reach about 20 degrees Celsius, soldiers participating in the Second World War can comfortably bathe with well water, river water without the need for hot water.(Photo source: Curious).

However, when winter comes, people even build steam houses on the battlefield for soldiers and officers to use.(Image source: BI).

Aluminum baths are transported to the battlefield to be reserved for commanding officers to use.(Photo source: Pinterest).

Huge trucks carrying hot water and lotus showers specialize in serving soldiers on the battlefield.(Photo source: Pinterest).

A sauna in the middle of the battlefield.Soviet soldiers were the soldiers with the most interest in sauna, so it was easy to understand why in the critical moment of fighting, they were still "calm" enough to build saunas in the battlefield. like this.(Photo source: Ink).

A more solid sauna of the Finnish army during the Second World War.(Image source: Histomil).

The sauna right next to the lake, after steaming down, soldiers will run straight to the lake of cold water.This is a way to increase the physical strength of soldiers, helping them to resist colds in the winter.(Photo source: Ink).