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Learning from the German way of warfare in the Second World War.

Posted on August 21, 2018March 31, 2019 by nicktrotter in History, Learning and Adaptation, Manoeuvre Warfare

This post explores the German approach to Auftragstahik (mission command), blitzkrieg (combined arms integration) and officer education during the Second World War. It explores why modern military professionals remain facinated by the German approach but are unable to replicate it.

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