“When, after a great victory which has brought the destruction of the enemy, the pursuit is abandoned on the quartermaster’s advice, history almost invariably finds the decision to be wrong and points to the tremendous chances which have been missed. In face of such judgement there are, of course, always academic soldiers quick to produce… Read More
“The reason for giving up the pursuit is almost always the quartermaster’s growing difficulty in spanning the lengthened supply routes with his available transport. As the commander usually pays great attention to his quartermaster and allows the latter’s estimate of the supply possibilities to determine his strategic plan, it has become the habit for quartermaster… Read More
“When a commander has won a decisive victory – and Wavell’s victory over the Italians was devastating – it is generally wrong for him to be satisfied with too narrow a strategic aim. For that is the time to exploit success. It is during pursuit, when the beaten enemy is still dispirited and disorganised, that… Read More
“If quartermasters and civilian officials are left to take their own time over organisation of supplies, everything is bound to be very slow. Quartermasters often tend to work by theory and base all their calculations on precedent, being satisfied if their performance comes up to the standard which this sets. This can lead to frightful… Read More
“Fools say that they learn from experience. I prefer to learn from other people’s experience.” Otto von Bismark (1815-1898) Bismarck was responsible for transforming a collection of small German states into the German empire, and was its first chancellor.
Research Paper Title German Officer Education in the Interwar Years. Abstract This dissertation is trying to discover some of the reasons why the Germans were so successful on the tactical level during World War II. Several factors contributed to this. The dissertation however, will limit itself to focussing on the human side of it. To be… Read More
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