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	Auftragstaktik: The Basis For Modern Military Command 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Gen. Helmuth von Moltke, Chief of the German General Staff[1] from 1857 until his retirement in 1888, often related a story to junior members of his staff that described the essence of the German system of command. Following a battle, Prince Frederick Karl took a major aside and proceeded to reprimand the young officer for a tactical mistake. The major responded that he was following an order issued to him from a superior officer, which constituted the word of the king himself. The prince responded in kind, “‘His Majesty made you a major because he believed you would know when not to obey his orders.’”[2]”
― Major Michael J. Gunther, Auftragstaktik: The Basis For Modern Military Command

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“Equally, a commander that charged blindly in into a battle with no forethought could bring about a disastrous result. Steinmetz’s repeated assaults at the Mance Ravine during the Battle of Gravelotte demonstrated this extreme.”
― Major Michael J. Gunther, Auftragstaktik: The Basis For Modern Military Command

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“The early military campaigns in the Franco-Prussian War provide insight into both the opportunities and the limitations of commanding and controlling the Prussian Army through directive control. At times, Moltke seemed powerless to stop his subordinate army commanders from making decisions that threatened to undo the synchronization and mobilization that he had carefully planned.”
― Major Michael J. Gunther, Auftragstaktik: The Basis For Modern Military Command

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