Comparing Blitzkrieg Tactics Of WWI And World War II

WWI, formerly the Great War, started in the summer of 1914 and ended in November 1918 and only about 21 years later WWII started in 1939 and did not end until 1945. WWI and WWII have many similarities and differences in tactics, weapons, and theaters of war, leaders, and technology. One of the similarities that these wars had was in tactics. Some of the tactics used in WWI were early forms of the Blitzkrieg tactic. Also there were differences in the tactics. Most of the tactic used in WWI was the trench warfare, a more defensive way to fight, and in WWII full formed Blitzkrieg tactics were used, which was a more offensive attack. The two wars also shared some similar weaponry and technology. In both wars they used the submarine or U-boat.