Pursuant to the National Volunteer Service Law, virtually all young to middle-aged men were drafted and sent to the frontlines. Boys were encouraged to become soldiers, while women also underwent military training. Many women worked on the frontlines as military nurses, reporters, and other civilian employees. Towards the end of the war, young soldiers were sent to battlefields without sufficient training. During the “Fifteen Year War” around 2.3 million soldiers and civilian employees died, and many more were injured. Their deaths and injuries, however, were considered an “honor” which made bereaved families and injured soldiers unable to express their sorrow and pain.
- area The Fifteen Year War
- theme Victimizers and Victims of the Fifteen Year War
From Home Front to the Battlefield
From Home Front to the Battlefield
Pursuant to the National Volunteer Service Law, virtually all young to middle-aged men were drafted and sent to the frontlines. Boys were encouraged to become soldiers, while women also underwent military training. Many women worked on the frontlines as military nurses, reporters, and other civilian employees. Towards the end of the war, young soldiers were sent to battlefields without sufficient training. During the “Fifteen Year War” around 2.3 million soldiers and civilian employees died, and many more were injured. Their deaths and injuries, however, were considered an “honor” which made bereaved families and injured soldiers unable to express their sorrow and pain.