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…
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…