Are the stories of "No Man's Land Deserters" in World War One true?

by DocLeWolfe

I heard some tales about soldiers, both German and British alike, abandoning their trenches to hide out in No Man's Land, coming out only at night to scavenge for food and resorting to cannibalism while releasing blood curdling sounds (likely from Shell Shock).

I know this all kinda sounds romanticized, and I tried looking up as much as I could with no avail. Is there any truth to this myth? Thank you!

TheWellSpokenMan

A similar question has been asked before. You can view my own answer as well as that of /u/jonewer here