Auftragstaktik

Author : Major Michael J. Gunther
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786252258

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Auftragstaktik: The Basis For Modern Military Command by Major Michael J. Gunther Pdf

Gen. Helmuth von Moltke, the Chief of the Prussian General Staff during the Franco-Prussian War, defined Auftragstaktik as the actions a subordinate took in the absence of orders that supported the senior commander’s intent. The use of mission tactics allowed subordinate commanders like Crown Prince Frederick Karl, Gen. Konstantin von Alvensleben, and Gen. Karl von Steinmetz to interpret how best to achieve the commander’s intent based upon their understanding of the tactical situation. The Prussian use of decentralized command during the Franco-Prussian War acknowledged the risk inherent in this system of command. Despite what modern military theorists often write, Auftragstaktik and mission command are not synonymous terms. Most authors ignore the historical environment that the Prussian military operated in during the Franco-Prussian War. This study examines the influence of the Prussian concept of Auftragstaktik on the modern US Army notion of mission command as defined within the published doctrine. It utilizes archival records and pertinent published histories from the August 1870 battles on the Franco-Prussian frontier, Moltke’s 1869 Instructions for Large Unit Commanders, as well as writings from the 1980s to describe the influence of Prussian system on the modern concept of mission command.

Author : Jochen Wittmann
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783937885582

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Auftragstaktik by Jochen Wittmann Pdf

Auftragstaktik grants commanders at all levels a maximum of freedom of action. The other services also command and control on this bases. In the armed forces of Germany ́s allies, the beginnings of Auftragstaktik are recognizable. Many allied armed forces have tried to introduce Auftragstaktik based on the German experience and adopted it to their specific military cultures. Misinterpretation and misunderstanding, however, very often accompanied this attempt and process, and the intent to use Auftragstaktik very often degenerated to a lip service. Lieutenant Colonel Wittmann identifies a broad variety of definitions of Auftragstaktik in his literature analysis. Since Auftragstaktik lacks from theoretical foundation, he tries to ground it theoretically in an interesting and convincing manner. His work has, undoubtedly, extraordinary relevance to the present and future dimensions of leadership in the multinational structured armed forces of today, but also in areas outside of the military sphere.

Author : Milan N. Vego
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 1496 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 188473362X

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Joint Operational Warfare by Milan N. Vego Pdf

Smallholder farmers and pastoralists fulfil an invaluable yet undervalued role in conserving biodiversity. They act as guardians of locally adapted livestock breeds that can make use of even marginal environments under tough climatic conditions and therefore are a crucial resource for food security. But in addition, by sustaining animals on natural vegetation and as part of local ecosystems, these communities also make a significant contribution to the conservation of wild biodiversity and of cultural landscapes. This publication provides a glimpse into the often intricate knowledge systems that pastoralists and smallholder farmers have developed for the management of their breeds in specific production systems and it also describes the multitude of threats and challenges these often marginalized communities have to cope with.

Author : United States Army Command and General S,United States Army Command and General Staff College
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-17
Category : History
ISBN : 1502863138

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Auftragstaktik by United States Army Command and General S,United States Army Command and General Staff College Pdf

Gen. Helmuth von Moltke, the Chief of the Prussian General Staff during the Franco-Prussian War, defined Auftragstaktik as the actions a subordinate took in the absence of orders that supported the senior commander's intent. The use of mission tactics allowed subordinate commanders like Crown Prince Frederick Karl, Gen. Konstantin von Alvensleben, and Gen. Karl von Steinmetz to interpret how best to achieve the commander's intent based upon their understanding of the tactical situation. The Prussian use of decentralized command during the Franco-Prussian War acknowledged the risk inherent in this system of command. Despite what modern military theorists often write, Auftragstaktik and mission command are not synonymous terms. Most authors ignore the historical environment that the Prussian military operated in during the Franco-Prussian War. This book examines the influence of the Prussian concept of Auftragstaktik on the modern US Army notion of mission command as defined within the published doctrine. It utilizes archival records and pertinent published histories from the August 1870 battles on the Franco-Prussian frontier, Moltke's 1869 Instructions for Large Unit Commanders, as well as writings from the 1980s to describe the influence of Prussian system on the modern concept of mission command.

Author : Roman Jarymowycz
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2008-12-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781461751786

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Tank Tactics by Roman Jarymowycz Pdf

Explores the doctrinal, strategic, and tactical ideas behind World War II tank combat Contains detailed maps and diagrams Critiques the performances of commanders like George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and others Focusing on five Allied tank operations from July to September 1944--Operations Goodwood, Cobra, Totalize, and Tractable and Patton's tank battles around Arracourt--armor expert Roman Jarymowycz draws on after-action reports, extensive battlefield reconnaissance, recently discovered battle performance reviews, and war diaries to evaluate the successes and failures of the art of armored warfare as practiced by Allied tank commanders in France in 1944.

Author : Spencer Fitz-Gibbon
Publisher : James Clarke & Co.
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Falkland Islands War, 1982
ISBN : 0718830164

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Not Mentioned in Despatches by Spencer Fitz-Gibbon Pdf

This controversial and very readable work examines in detail the decisive events of the Falklands War. With maps and diagrams the author takes us through the build-up to the conflict and the different stages of the battle, right up to the final surrender.

Author : Jörg Muth
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9781574413038

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Command Culture by Jörg Muth Pdf

Muth examines the different paths the United States Army and the German Armed Forces traveled to select, educate, and promote their officers in the crucial time before World War II. He demonstrates that the military education system in Germany represented an organized effort where each school provided the stepping stone for the next. But in the US, there existed no communication about teaching contents among the various schools.

Author : Donald Vandergriff
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781682471043

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Adopting Mission Command by Donald Vandergriff Pdf

In September 2010, James G. Pierce, a retired U.S. Army colonel with the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, published a study on Army organizational culture. Pierce postulated that "the ability of a professional organization to develop future leaders in a manner that perpetuates readiness to cope with future environmental and internal uncertainty depends on organizational culture." He found that today's U.S. Army leadership "may be inadequately prepared to lead the profession toward future success." The need to prepare for future success dovetails with the use of the concepts of mission command. This book offers up a set of recommendations, based on those mission command concepts, for adopting a superior command culture through education and training. Donald E. Vandergriff believes by implementing these recommendations across the Army, that other necessary and long-awaited reforms will take place.

Author : Milan Vego
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781682477205

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General Naval Tactics by Milan Vego Pdf

In General Naval Tactics, Naval War College professor and renowned tactical expert Milan Vego describes and explains those aspects of naval tactics most closely related to the human factor. Specifically, he explains in some detail the objectives and methods/elements of tactical employment of naval forces, command and control, combat support, tactical design, decision-making and planning/execution, leadership, doctrine, and training. Vego derives certain commonalities of naval tactics that occurred in recent and distant wars at sea. Many parts of his theoretical constructs are based on works of a number of well-known and influential naval theoreticians such as Admirals Alfred T. Mahan, Bradley A. Fiske, Raoul Castex, and René Daveluy.and influential naval theoreticians. Whenever possible, the author illustrates each aspect of theory by carefully selected examples from naval history--making the theory more understandable and interesting. Vego aims to present theory that is general in nature and therefore, more durable in its validity. The more general the theory, the greater the possibility of accommodating changes based on new interpretations of past events and as a result of gaining fresh insight from the lessons learned.

Author : Jaap Jan Brouwer
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526790385

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The German Way of War by Jaap Jan Brouwer Pdf

How the German Army combined opposing characteristics, such as drill and creativity, authority and independent thinking, into a potent mix of fighting power. The German Army lost two consecutive wars and the conclusion is often drawn that it simply wasn’t able to cope with its opponents. This image is constantly reinforced in literature and in the media, where seemingly brainless operating German units led by fanatical officers predominate. Nothing was as far from the truth. The records show that the Germans consistently outfought the far more numerous Allied armies that eventually defeated them: their relative battlefield performance was at least 1.5 and in most cases 3 times as high as that of its opponents. The central question in this book is why the German Army had a so much higher relative battlefield performance than the opposition. A central element within the Prussian/German Army is Auftragstaktik, a tactical management concept that dates from the middle of the nineteenth century and is still very advanced in terms of management and organization. Using more than fifty examples to illustrate the realities of the battlefield, from North Africa to Arnhem and the Hürtgen Forest, the author explains why the Prussian/German Army was such an unprecedented powerful fighting force. And why Auftragstaktik—under other guises—is still the basic form of operation for many European armies, with even the US Army introducing certain elements of Auftragstaktik into its organization, more than 150 years after its conception. “A fascinating book looking at the way the German Army went about training its units and men.” —UK Historian

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Military psychiatry
ISBN : UOM:39015040629779

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Military Psychiatry by Anonim Pdf

Author : Franklin D. Jones
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2000-04
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0160591325

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Textbooks of Military Medicine, Pt. 1, Warfare, Weaponry, and the Casualty by Franklin D. Jones Pdf

Textbook of Military Medicine, Pt. 1, Warfare, Weaponry, and the Casualty. Specialty editors: Franklin D. Jones, et al. Addresses the multiple mental health service provided by the military during peacetime.>"

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 828 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : UCBK:C116576399

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Military Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Paul Schuurman
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004536678

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Concepts of War, 1650-1900 by Paul Schuurman Pdf

This book discusses the often explosive relation between war and ideas between 1650 and 1900, how the ideas of philosophers and generals have influenced war, and how war in its turn has influenced ideas.

Author : Philip W. Blood
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9783838215679

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Birds of Prey by Philip W. Blood Pdf

‘This is the smoking gun of all your research.’ Professor Richard E. Holmes (18 February 2001). Birds of Prey is a microhistory of the Nazi occupation of Białowieźa Forest, Poland’s national park. The narrative stretches from Göring’s palatial lifestyle to the common soldier on the ground killing Jews, partisans, and civilians. Based entirely on previously unpublished sources, the book is the synthesis of six areas of research: Hitler’s Luftwaffe, the hunt and environmental history, military geography, Colonialism and Nazi Lebensraum, the Holocaust, and the war in the East. By weaving together a narrative about Hermann Göring, his inner circle, and ordinary soldiers, the book reveals the Nazi ambition to draw together East Prussia, the Bialystok region, and Ukraine into a common eastern frontier of the Greater German state, revealing how the Luftwaffe, the German hunt, and the state forestry were institutional perpetrators of Lebensraum and genocide. Up until now the Luftwaffe had not been identified in specific acts of genocide or placed at large scale killings of Jews, civilians, and partisans. This gap in the historical record had been facilitated by the destruction of the Luftwaffe’s records in 1945. Through a forensic and painstaking process of piecing together scraps of evidence over two decades, and utilizing Geographical Information System software, Philip W. Blood managed to decipher previously obscure reports and expose patterns of Nazi atrocities.