Another interesting Mauser accessory
Hi All, here we have another Andys Rubbish and Ramblings to endure…This time around we have another interesting Mauser accessory, something that’s going to cost me dearly….A friend of mine…
Timeline
TimelineThe following timeline is not a comprehensive listing of all the events during the opening campaign of 1914, nor during the Battle at the Marne. Instead it lists those events…
Destroyed German Aerial engines
Shown here are destroyed German Aerial engines post Armistice in a German service depot.As the Aerial service was by the start of ww1 still in a relative infancy it was…
Gewher 98
Hi All,Heres another Andys Rubbish and ramblings to suffer through. I managed to find time to get into my gun room today and extracted one of my all time favourite…
The Reverse Side of Auftragstaktik part 4.
The climax of the battle had been reached, but instead of taking control of the situation by driving to the army HQs, the Chief of Staff remained in his headquarters…
THE AUFTRAGSTAKTIK PROBLEM
THE AUFTRAGSTAKTIK PROBLEMThe years after 1871 were characterized by an intense discussion about two conflicting trends. The conventional tacticians or Normaltaktiker (spearheaded by General-Major v. Scherff and Colonel v. Boguslawski)…
The Reverse Side of Auftragstaktik
The Reverse Side of AuftragstaktikThe German army was proud to have been a role model for many other armies including Japan, Russia, Sweden, and numerous other countries in Europe and…
The Reverse Side of Auftragstaktik part 2.
The Reverse Side of Auftragstaktik part 2.Kluck opposed Bülow’s control from the start of the operations, seeing himself in competition with Bülow, and developing his own interpretation of the mission…
The Reverse Side of Auftragstaktik part 3.
The Reverse Side of Auftragstaktik part 3.On 4 September, the OHL issued a new directive by radio message to all armies in the west that implied an even more radical…