Would soldiers on either front fight on that front the whole war? I could imagine some interesting conversations afterwards regarding how different their experiences were if that were true.
Generally, yes. Most soldiers on a front were not transferred to other fronts unless there was a breakthrough on one side or the other. Germany was the only one, I think, which had opportunity and cause to shift troops back and forth, but to my knowledge, mostly kept troops in their theatre of origin.
The Eastern Front was actually very different from the Western Front. Much more mobile, a bit more bizarre. It’s certainly interesting to think of what veterans of the two fronts might have traded as compare/contrast!
Good thing we never had another war.
The war to end all wars!
“Mmm fresh meat” could also applied to the wolves on the Eastern front.
