Compare And Contrast Petain And Phillip Britain

War is not a new thought for the countries of Germany and France. Both nations have been involved for quite some time. Fighting against themselves during World War I, and even before that other nations. Not every war was fought the same. There was always something being adjusted, whether it was the tactical effects, the operational level, or the strategies used. In addition, leaders of the army were switched out if they did not perform well. Now, Germany and France had two very great leaders in time. For the German side, Erich Ludendorff led the army for a bit, and Phillipe Petain stepping in for the French side. Although, both men had outstanding qualities about them Phillipe Petain’s tactical, operational, and strategies found to advance the French

At that time he became the commander of the fortress. Petain took over command after a rough attack from Germany. The first battle between the two nations was the battle of Verdun. It was a huge loss of men for the French Army. Since the time in which Petain took over was a huge defeat he had to come in with new tactics. Phillipe was knowledgeable in the attack with fire artillery (Mahan Section 5). This tactic was not used in previous wars, so it is brought in with the hope that it will annihilate enemies faster. Through this, he came up with the idea of a defensive fire plan (Mahan section 5). This plan exhibits lining up along the opposite side of the proposed enemy offensive line and attack from the back. At the battle of Verdun Commander Phillipe Petain proclaimed, “The mission of the Second Army is to stop at any price the enemy effort on the Verdun front. Every time the enemy wrests a parcel of terrain from us, an immediate counter-attack will take place (Mahan section 5). They were lacking heavily in contrast to the strong German offense, but the confidence Petain brings to the table is great for the