/u/witchizer's posts in /r/askhistorians

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

People often talk about the various mistakes of Nazi germany that supposedly cost them the war. But are there any mistakes the Allies made during WWII that are in retrospect obvious and which set them back to a longer conflict ?

338 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Did non noble European medieval soldiers get any kind of training ?

54 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

In the WWI Eastern Front was there a use of trenches as complex and extensive as in the Western Front ?

38 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How different was manoeuvre warfare on the WW I Western Front in 1914 vs late 1918 ?

8 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Element of surprise in the introduction of tanks on the battlefield in WWI

6 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Has there even been an occurence of people from a city spontaously overthrowing their local government and proclaiming that this city now is part of the neighbouring country ?

5 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How would the German soldiers "conditionned" before great offensives, especially Barbarossa ? Question further detailed.

4 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Did soldiers in Europe circa 1600-1800 actually bring their spouses and families to war ?

3 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How far away could you hear a battlefield from between "modern armies" of the time, during the 1600 to 1800s ?

2 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

During WWI, could soldiers be dicharged after having served a certain amount of time or because they reached a certain age during their service ? Or were they in the military for the duration of the war ?

2 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
People often talk about the various mistakes of Nazi germany that supposedly cost them the war. But are there any mistakes the Allies made during WWII that are in retrospect obvious and which set them back to a longer conflict ?	338
Did non noble European medieval soldiers get any kind of training ?	54
In the WWI Eastern Front was there a use of trenches as complex and extensive as in the Western Front ?	38
How different was manoeuvre warfare on the WW I Western Front in 1914 vs late 1918 ?	8
Element of surprise in the introduction of tanks on the battlefield in WWI	6
Has there even been an occurence of people from a city spontaously overthrowing their local government and proclaiming that this city now is part of the neighbouring country ?	5
How would the German soldiers "conditionned" before great offensives, especially Barbarossa ? Question further detailed.	4
Did soldiers in Europe circa 1600-1800 actually bring their spouses and families to war ?	3
How far away could you hear a battlefield from between "modern armies" of the time, during the 1600 to 1800s ?	2
During WWI, could soldiers be dicharged after having served a certain amount of time or because they reached a certain age during their service ? Or were they in the military for the duration of the war ?	2