Military Innovation During The Interwar Period

The period between the end of the World War I and the beginning of the World War II known as “the interwar period” was a turbulent era that marked and generated several changes in how commanders led the war. A number of factors promoted as well as limited innovation not only technological but also in other different forms. The purpose of this paper is to describe that the economic-financial crisis, the innate conservatism of officers, and political and military leaders with insufficient technological-minded were the most significant obstacles that limited to military innovation during the interwar period. Obstacles limited military innovation in seven specific areas during the interwar period: carrier aviation, submarine warfare, strategic bombing, tactical bombing, amphibious warfare, armored warfare, and the development of radar. Conclusion synthesized the three top points. Finally, this essay suggests the significance to today’s military professional. Many factors were limited to military innovation. The economic-financial crisis during the interwar period led national policies and tightened budgets. The great depression had a global impact and affected most of the countries around the world. The economy
In the case of German, "For the 1920s and the early 1930s, the problem was not parliamentary or governmental restrictions on spending, but rather the imposition of strict military conditions of the Treaty of Versailles… these limitations affected the development of the army and its ability to innovate, particularly regarding innovating in technological fields". Another example is the British case, “the victory of August 8, 1918, combined the use of tanks and infantry to blast a break in the German lines; that triumph presaged the development of armored exploitation warfare. Unfortunately for British innovation, the remaining British victories of 1918 rested on infantry-artillery