World War 2
German & Russian Defensive Tactics
It is almost axiomatic that a defensive position should incorporate at least some mobile elements to reinforce threatened points; to make counter penetrations (that is, to block holes that may develop); to make counter-attacks (in other words, to carry out a direct strike on the attacking enemy) or to implement counter strikes.
Trench Warfare & Static Defences
The Western Front in World War I has scarred the popular mind as the epitome of fruitless, static, attritional warfare. Lines of trenches or strong points in depth, protected by barbed wire and covered by powerful artillery, resist every assault, with the attacker suffering devastating casualties.
