I. Introduction: "Everything in war is simple, but the simplest thing is difficult. The difficulties accumulate and end by producing a kind of friction that is inconceivable unless one has experienced war." The interwar period or “interbellum” is the period between the end of World War I and the beginning of World War II.
1) This period begins with the Armistice in Germany, concluding with World War I in 1918 and the following Paris Peace Conference in 1919, and ending in 1939 with the invasion of Poland and the start of World War II.
2) This period was marked by turmoil as Europe struggled to recover from the devastation of the World War I, destabilizing effects of the loss of 10 million Europeans were killed, about 7 million were permanently disabled and 15 million seriously wounded.
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Thesis: Using specific evidence from H200, the two most important qualities that military organizations should possess to adapt effectively during wartime are competent leaders and effective doctrine endorsed by training.
III. Body:
Competent leaders
1) Hans von Seeckt, served as the German Army commander-in-chief from 1920 to 1926. Ultimately, he created the German General Staff program to analyze lessons learned, capabilities and shortfalls in order to redirect their efforts, during the military transformation process.
2) General Hans von Seeckt General Staff program was comprised of no less than fifty-seven different committees that developed doctrine, focusing on maneuver, decentralized command and control, and rapid, driving exploitation ultimately resulting in the implementation of Blitzkrieg.
3) According to Williamson Murray, Congress and the US president are equally responsible for the military preparedness posture, as a result of their unwillingness to support serious military preparations until the last moment made it extraordinarily difficult to build tactical skills at the most basic levels during the interwar period.
Doctrine endorsed by