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…
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…
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 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 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 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.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.On 4 September, the OHL issued a new directive by radio message to all armies in the west that implied an even more radical…
Another Andys Rubbish and RamblingsIts been very busy here of late, ad at last Im starting to get a bit of free time back.We recently hosted an auction and one…
Rui’s RenditionsAn infantryman in early war gear. Judging by the flowers and adorned rifle, he was about to leave for the front. The exact date and location are unknown.Although no…
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders ***A commemorative medal of the IR 17. Another one in the bag. This time we are talking about the commemorative medal of the 100 years of the formation…