The wars on the Western and eastern front differed in many ways. The war on the Western Front took place on the border of France and Germany. At this time, Germany was facing a two front war. Germany came up with the Von Schlieffen plan to make sure they could conquer the war on both fronts. This war called Germany to defeat the French on the West and then rush their forces East and defeat the Russians. This plan relayed on time. In order to achieve this plan they would have to defeat the French in limited time. The Germans had the advantage since their railroads were much faster and more efficient them railroads in Russia. A main difference between war on the Western and Eastern Fronts was trench warfare. Trench warfare took place on the Western Front. Trenches are like ditches. The soldiers dug deep long holes to stay in while they weren't fighting. Trenches were full of rats, injured soldiers, and mud. Trenches were filthy and miserable for the soldiers on both sides. This type of warfare experienced abundant amount of …show more content…
Trenches weren't effective on the Eastern Front because of rough winters and the quaintly of land they had to cover. The war on the Eastern Front took place along the German and Russia border. This was was the Russian and Serbs fighting against Germany and Austria - Hungary. The war on the Eastern Front, soldiers were more mobile.
However, on the Eastern Front it was more deadly. With the falling out of Von Sclieffen’s Plan, it left the Eastern Front with more hand to hand combat. Since Russia had already invaded Germany, many civilians and soldiers died. The war on the Eastern Front was a very mobile war. The war on both the Western and Eastern Fronts had differences and similarities. Some similarities were; Germany was fighting on each front, and millions of young men died. World War I wasn't good for anyone, and this long war suffered many casualties on both
Decades later after Europe and Asia undergoing the desolation of World War I from 1914 to 1918, the countries were about to suffer another severe conflict under the residual hostility the previous war produced.
Both of the World Wars got their names from the global scale of their impact. New technology changed the way both wars were fought, but WWI’s outcomes also influenced WWII. Also, technologies that were first developed in WWI were improved upon during WWII and new ones were made. World War I was fought between the Allies, primarily Britain and France, and the Central Powers, Germany and Austria-Hungary and several other countries. World War II was fought between the allies, Britain, the US, and the Soviet Union, and the axis powers, Germany, Italy, and Japan. Both World Wars were fought using more advanced weaponry and technology than previously used; however, they were fought using different strategies,
In the beginning of World War One the common outlook on warfare was that of a primarily mobile and open method of attack. Trench warfare was thought to be a temporary phenomenon which would be replaced by infantry and cavalry skirmishes. No one had predicted that only after a couple of months of open and mobile warfare, the November of 1914 would begin four years of static trench warfare.
Wars have been around for centuries. A typical battle was fought on land. The infantry would line up and fire at the advancing enemy. World War I was first called "the Great War" because of the number of lives lost (Coetzee 11). There were approximately nine million deaths over the course of the four years the war lasted (11). World War I began because of the assassination of "Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne" (17). Tensions were high and war seemed the only solution (17). The alliances in Europe were well formed by the time 1914 arrived (17). "The Central Powers" were "Germany and Austria-Hungary" (Westwell 8). "The Triple Entente" were "Britain, France, and Russia" (8). All of the countries and citizens believed in the cause of the war from the very beginning (9). That enthusiasm would quickly change once the introduction of new weapons and strategies were revealed (9). Every country involved was seeking ways to improve on the resources they needed to fight, and hopefully win the war. None of the countries involved wanted the other side to have a military advantage over the other (7). World War I had technological inventions such as machine guns, poison gas, tanks and submarines, which changed the strategy of war. The outcome of these inventions resulted in more death and destruction than previous wars.
Imagine the stale smell of dead soldiers rotting in trenches, men screaming in pain, half of their leg missing, while machine gun fire continuously rains down on soldiers, left and right. This grisly scene is a glimpse of World War I. All of this happened because of trench warfare. It caused the death toll to skyrocket during battles. Trench warfare defined World War I, turning it into one of the world’s most deadly conflicts and dragging out the global level struggle.
World War 1 was a conflict fought between industrialised countries equipped with modern weapons. It saw the rise of powerful weaponry such as heavy artillery, machine guns and airplanes. The war created thousands of casualties and deaths mostly caused by the harsh conditions of trench warfare and battle wounds. Nurses and doctors were provided in the Trenches to help with infections and diseases.
Between 1915 and 1917 there were several offensives along this Front. Among the most costly of these offensives were the Battle of Verdun,in 1916, with a combined 700,000 casualties (estimated), the Battle of the somme, also in 1916, with more than a million casualties, and the Battle of Passchendaele, in
Trench Warfare was used in World War one and it was very dangerous and deadly. Trench warfare was used because during the First Battle of the Marne September 1914 the Germans were pushed back by the Allied army. When they became stalemate the Allies began digging protective trenches because they couldn’t break through the German defense line. These trenches turned into one of the main features of the war for the next four years.
... The War on the Eastern Front of World War Two witnessed some of the highest casualty rates in human history, with men on both sides dying by the millions. In the end millions of soldiers and civilians lay dead, mile upon mile of eastern Europe became engulfed in death and destruction, and in the end the winner became the one who paid the highest price.
The World War I was called “The Great War. ” This war took place primarily in Europe from July 1914 to 1918. There were many reasons why World War I broke out in 1914. Also, there were a lot of conflicts that happen during the World War I.
Throughout their lives, people must deal with the horrific and violent side of humanity. The side of humanity is shown through the act of war. This is shown in Erich Remarque’s novel, “All Quiet on the Western Front”. War is by far the most horrible thing that the human race has to go through. The participants in the war suffer irreversible damage by the atrocities they witness and the things they go through.
The year is 1914, World War I had begun and new system of warfare has begun to show up on the front. This new type of warfare will forever be known as trench warfare and it will completely change how World War I will be fought.
The German Eighth Army and the Russian Second Army fought in this battle. The Russians used unencrypted radio transmissions to communicate. These were easily stopped by the Germans allowing theirselves to know exactly what the Russians were planning. Germany sent soldiers from the western front to help fight the Russians. This contributed to their failure to conquer France. Although the plan to defeat the Russians was Colonel Hoffmann's idea, it was Generals Hindenburg and Ludendorff who were considered as heroes by the German press. The land where the battle was fought is part of Poland today. It was Colonel Max Hoffman who suggested the risky battle plans that helped the Germans to win the
Hitler’s victories in the West had gone much swifter than initially planned. These victories included (in consecutive order): Saar land and Sudeten Land (1938), rest of Czechoslovakia (1939), France, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, Denmark (all 1940). This meant that he could use these troops on the Eastern Front to increase in strength and number.
Simmering tensions in Europe led to the occurrence of European front. The European front denoted to be the most influential factor in the development of Second World War. The war involved a large area of fighting across the European continent which led to massive destruction and high death toll. In 1939, Germany invaded Poland under the help of the Soviet Union. France and Britain were pleased with Germany’s actions of invading Poland. They responded by starting a war on Germany. In 1940, Germany invaded Denmark and Norway leaving a trail of destructions. Germany started assault against Western Europe through the invasion of the Low Countries. “Germany encouraged the Soviet Union to occupy the Baltic States in June 1940” (Grier, 2014). Also,