VII. Helmuth von Moltke and the Prussian‐German Development of a Decentralised Style of Command: Metz and Sedan 1870

Autor: Colonel R. R. (Dicky) Davis British Army
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Defence Studies. 5:83-95
ISSN: 1743-9698
1470-2436
DOI: 10.1080/14702430500097242
Popis: Staff Ride Question: In J. F.C. Fuller’s view ‘Moltke was a supremely great war organiser, who relied on logic rather than opportunity.’ Does Moltke’s conduct of the battles around Metz and Sedan in 1870 support this statement in view of the Prussian‐German development of a decentralised style of command (Auftragstaktik)? To what extent has this style influenced current command practices?
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