The Land War of the Future in German Military Journalism during the Interwar Period, 1919-1939
The Land War of the Future in German Military Journalism during the Interwar Period, 1919-1939

Summary/Abstract: From the second half of the nineteenth century into the interwar period, contemporary military journalism in Germany developed into an important medium of military knowledge management and thus into a significant component of a learning organisation. Despite certain constraints, such as the need to protect official secrets, officer-authors discussed issues related to tactics, strategy, technology and the history of war relatively openly and controversially in a variety of military journals. In the years between the two world wars, these authors also engaged in lively debates on the land war of the future. Against the background of experience gained between 1914 and 1918 concerning the totalisation of war and the development of combined-arms warfare, the idea of rapid offensive manoeuvre warfare including modern mechanised or motorised forces became increasingly prevalent in German military thought.

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