From the moment the idea of power was born into existence, mankind and animals alike have fought for the ability to rule and to control; they’ve fought for power. Since the dawn of human organization and civilization, humans, although thinking of themselves as civilized and formal have done nefarious and malicious things to obtain the illustrious control that is power. Throughout history, the ability to rule has enticed mankind to turn on each other and to engage in brutal conflicts often harming many and destroying much. Humans have waged war and have engaged in other such similar conflicts on eachother many a time, but one of the bloodiest and certainly one of the most significant conflicts, was the Second World War. World War Two was a
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Due to this, it holds the devastating record as the military conflict or war with the highest casualties. Not only does World War Two hold the record for the highest casualties but its many military campaigns and battles, although remarkable, were some of the bloodiest in history. World War Two was a fairly long ordeal and it consisted of many different important campaigns and battles. The bulk of World War Two’s fighting remained within Europe but the war and its various military campaigns had spanned across the globe and involved a large variety of countries and cultures. Throughout World War Two there were various different battles and military campaigns which had greatly impacted the war’s outcome and the perceived outcome predicted at the time. With every victory and every loss, the global morale was constantly changing, hopes were rising and being subsequently crushed constantly. World War Two consisted of a numerous amount of impressive military campaigns that changed the course of the war and were extremely …show more content…
The fall of Poland was followed by a “Phoney War” involving little to no fighting between the Axis and the Allies. In the spring of 1940, Hitler launched invasions on Denmark, Norway, and most importantly, Belgium, Netherlands and France. Post World War One, in the 1930’s, France had fortified the Franco-German border with a series of fortifications known as the “Maginot Line”. The Maginot Line was built to prevent another World War One and to deter the Germans from ever trying to invade France again. France had been heavily prepared for a German assault along the Franco-German border, but they had predicted that the Germans would opt to invade Belgium and invade France from central Belgium instead of along the Maginot Line. In order to counter a German offensive from Belgium, the Allies sent their best troops into Belgium, along the river Dyle to create a buffer zone and hold back a German invasion. This Allied defence plan was known as “Plan D”. The Allies expected the fighting to be in Belgium and the lesser troops and lower priority were given along the Ardennes and the Maginot Line. The Allies seriously doubted any chance of a major German offensive on the Maginot Line or the Ardennes (why: ardennes is a forest etc bad for tanks). The Allies had hoped to be able to halt a German offensive and force the
Due to this, it holds the devastating record as the military conflict or war with the highest casualties. Not only does World War Two hold the record for the highest casualties but its many military campaigns and battles, although remarkable, were some of the bloodiest in history. World War Two was a fairly long ordeal and it consisted of many different important campaigns and battles. The bulk of World War Two’s fighting remained within Europe but the war and its various military campaigns had spanned across the globe and involved a large variety of countries and cultures. Throughout World War Two there were various different battles and military campaigns which had greatly impacted the war’s outcome and the perceived outcome predicted at the time. With every victory and every loss, the global morale was constantly changing, hopes were rising and being subsequently crushed constantly. World War Two consisted of a numerous amount of impressive military campaigns that changed the course of the war and were extremely …show more content…
The fall of Poland was followed by a “Phoney War” involving little to no fighting between the Axis and the Allies. In the spring of 1940, Hitler launched invasions on Denmark, Norway, and most importantly, Belgium, Netherlands and France. Post World War One, in the 1930’s, France had fortified the Franco-German border with a series of fortifications known as the “Maginot Line”. The Maginot Line was built to prevent another World War One and to deter the Germans from ever trying to invade France again. France had been heavily prepared for a German assault along the Franco-German border, but they had predicted that the Germans would opt to invade Belgium and invade France from central Belgium instead of along the Maginot Line. In order to counter a German offensive from Belgium, the Allies sent their best troops into Belgium, along the river Dyle to create a buffer zone and hold back a German invasion. This Allied defence plan was known as “Plan D”. The Allies expected the fighting to be in Belgium and the lesser troops and lower priority were given along the Ardennes and the Maginot Line. The Allies seriously doubted any chance of a major German offensive on the Maginot Line or the Ardennes (why: ardennes is a forest etc bad for tanks). The Allies had hoped to be able to halt a German offensive and force the