Originally Posted by
uxb99
Wasn't one of the deciding factors in Germany loosing WW1 the successful naval blockade of food and supplies? Ironically the same tactic Hitler tried in WW2 but failed.
Yes I believe so but the naval side of the Great War is not in my Mastermind brief.
The even broader picture is the respective governments' ability and willingness to care for soldiers' dependents. In this respect, the British led the field, with compulsory allotments from soldiers pay, and dependents' allowances based on status and age. By contrast, the French and Germans were not "Welfare State". This also applied to death benefits, disablement, wounds etc.
That is emphatically NOT to claim that British soldiers and dependents were particularly well paid or treated, just better than others. Apart from minor incidents [in the scale of things] the British army was not subjected to mutinies, mass desertions and malingering. A huge subject, a long way from aviation, but has some bearing on UKR versus RUS, and the welfare systems in place.