How are social divisions depicted in Black Adder Goes Forth?

Airing 71 years after World War One, writers Richard Curtis and Ben Elton had considerable freedom to criticise the War. They used satire to show how ridiculous the failures and injustices committed by higher classes were. Their anti-establishment perspective was perhaps influenced by their own context, writing within Thatcher-era Britain. They present Baldrick as a 'thoughtful Tommy', who despite his lack of education and social standing, brazenly points out key issues with the organisation of the war that are ignored by the higher ranks/classes. Regardless of their aristocratic status, the leaders are shown to be the greatest imbeciles.The writers exaggerate and use humour to show the absurd and arbitrary nature of the leader's orders. By stating that “Field Marshal Haig is about to make yet another gargantuan effort to move his drinks cabinet six inches closer to Berlin," Blackadder ridicules the 'armchair generals' for being out-of-touch with the realities of the War. Many lives were lost in exchange for very little ground, primarily for the happiness and protection of the hopeless higher classes. The writers suggest that the lower class soldiers who were risking their lives might have been more valuable than the affluent officers who kept themselves safe.