Pdf using the german army from 1916 to 1918 as a case study, this article. Gudmundsson, stormtroop tactics, innovation in the german army, 19141918 new york. Innovation in the german army, 19141918, german history, volume 9, issue 3, july 1991. Excerpt in the spring of 1940, the defenses of the kingdom of belgium, and with belgium, the northern flank of france, depended almost entirely upon a belt of ultramodern concrete fortresses along the border that belgium shared with. Bruce gudmundsson, stormtroop tactics innovation in the german. Innovation in the german army, 19141918 9780275954017. For too long, a curious mystery has enveloped the origin of german stormtroop tactics in world war i. Bruce gudmundsson has written a useful book on the development of tactics in the german army in world war i, with the emphasis on the evolution of stormtroop tactics. Bruce gudmundsson speaks to cdis dan grazier about military history. Gudmundsson s stormtroop tactics covers the story of the increasing decentralization in german infantry tactics that resulted in the 8man squad, rather than the 250man company, becoming the basic tactical unit on the battlefield. German tactics in the michael offensive march 1918 dtic. Stormtroop tactics is required reading for professional military officers, military historians, and enthusiasts. Describing the radical transformation in german infantry tactics. How german captain willy rohr changed infantry tactics, weapons and.
Ada273 i 11l111l uiii 1 i111l111l111 082111 l lii st. Gudmundsson has examined the role of relatively junior officers in the development. His books on this subject include stormtroop tactics, on artillery, on armor, and with john english the second. Mwi adjunct scholar bruce ivar gudmundsson is an historian who studies innovation in contemporary land forces and the way that the armies of the last two centuries have dealt with the challenges and opportunities of radical change. Innovation in the german army, 19141918, german history, volume 9.
German tactics in the michael offensive march 1918 a thesis presented to the faculty of the u. Auftragstaktik, mission orders, or mission tactics, are all attempts to translate. Stormtroop tactics is recommended reading for all military professionalsinfantry magazine. Zabeckis steel wind, on the other hand, examines the increasing. Pdf a case study in horizontal military innovation. The german army, 19161918 using the german army from 1916 to 1918 as a case study, this article demonstrates a.
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