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
This gave the Pacific side of the war a huge advantage over the European side because in order for the Europeans to engage with the Pacific they had to cross over the water, either by boats, or through aircraft. Another thing that affected the war between these two theaters was the weather. Soldiers fighting in the war had to experience different weather, ranging from summer in the Sahara Desert all the way to winter outside of Moscow or St. Petersburg. The European side would have to deal with very cold temperature, which caused them to get fevers which was not a good thing to have during the war. On the Pacific side, they would have to deal with the tropical heat.
By December 1914 the First World War had reached a dilemma on the western front that neither the triple entente nor the triple alliance had expected. The war had reached a stalemate, a state where both sides are so evenly balanced that neither can breakthrough against the enemy. The advances in Technology played a big role in creating the stalemate through strong defensive weaponry such as Machine Guns and Artillery, this caused ‘trench warfare’ (BOOK 48). Trench war is when troops from both sides are protected from the enemy’s firepower through trenches. Many advances in technology also attempted to break the stalemate throughout the war with tanks, gas and aircraft, these however failed. Eventually the stalemate was broken through a combination of improved technology, new strategies and the blockading of the German ports.
Life on the Western Front During World War One A dispassionate look at the numbers of the horrendous casualties sustained by the armies of the Allies and the Central Powers on the Western Front in WW1, clearly indicate that these casualties figures are far inferior to what might be anticipated if, indeed, total war had reigned in every location, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and along all the 475 miles of trenches that extended from the North Sea to Switzerland. A couple of simple examples will readily make the case. Imagine two front-line trenches separated by only 20 to 30 yards of ‘No Man’s Land’ (in some extraordinary situations, distances were even less). A determined and prolonged effort by a few hand-grenade bombers on either side could make any hope of a sustained tenancy quite impossible. Again, given the accuracy and rapidity which trench mortars could be deployed against routinely manned trenches (one battalion per 1,000 yards) and their associated dug-outs, a quite short, but determined, and mutually hostile, barrage could readily reduce both trench systems to total ruin.
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.
Trench warfare is a very ineffective strategy. The main goal is to protect or or gain territory. Men would run as fast as they could from one chasm to the next, hoping that they didn’t get shot down. There was very little gained or lost at a time. The setup of the trenches were pretty straight forward. There were two dug out holes that faced each other. Life in these gorges were pitiful. They were soggy, freezing, poorly sanitized, and diseases were spread like wild fire (Trench Warfare During WWI: Definition, Facts & Conditions). For protection of hand to hand
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 in 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.
In response to machine guns and heavy artillery, soldiers dug trenches. The Central Powers and Allies both had a system of trenches that was composed of a series, usually three, of parallel trenches that were connected by perpendicular trenches used for communication and transportation. The opposing trench systems were separated by barbed wire and “no man’s land,” a crater marked land. The trenches were defended with machine guns and heavy artillery. The permanent positions of the trenches prevented any soldiers from conquering land. This lead to a stalemate that lasted for the rest of the war. To try and break the stalemate, the army tried blowing up enemy trenches from underground. Trench warfare lead to a long war of attrition that was finally broken by the introduction of fresh troops from the United States of America. (Hadingham; “Trench
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 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.
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,