schwerpunktprinzip

warfare theory
Also known as: schwerpunkt

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history of blitzkrieg principles

  • Battle of France
    In blitzkrieg: Blitzkrieg in principle

    …had its origins with the Schwerpunktprinzip (“concentration principle”) proposed by Carl von Clausewitz in his seminal work On War (1832). Having studied generals who predated Napoleon, Clausewitz found that commanders of various armies had dispersed their forces without focused reasoning, which resulted in those forces’ being used inefficiently. So as…

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