Martin Middlebrook in his book The Kaiser's Battlle, in passing mentions the common practice of throwing a grenade into their counterparts trench filled w/wounded after an attack. Was this really common for both sides?

by 4waystreet
4waystreet

He states it was common practice for both sides rather than care'help the wounded. I'm sure there were massive exceptions, and, I should mention that healthy men were normally taken as prisoners and treated well.

Interesting book on the great March 1918 offensive which saw massive British prisoners, many of which simply walked to the German rear unarmed unescorted, where-as wounded in trenches were (sometimes) just left or grenaded