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It would be interesting to know what Prussian officers thought of the battles as they soon after fought a few wars. But I can't read German.
by trynumber9 4y ago
It would be interesting to know what Prussian officers thought of the battles as they soon after fought a few wars. But I can't read German.
- tokai 4y agoThey thought the Confederate and US commanders lacked training, while Stanning for Lee. And generally thought that there was not much to learn that was applicable to European wars. https://gettysburgcompiler.org/2015/01/05/a-prussian-observes-the-american-civil-war/ https://gettysburgcompiler.org/2015/01/05/a-prussian-observe...
- inglor_cz 4y agoA quote from that article: This resulted in “stiffness in the lines and clumsiness in management and direction of troops” as large divisions of the army fully relied on their higher officers to direct all movement. “The loss of an upper-level commander,” Scheibert states, “Would cripple advance and retard again in battle.” Interesting, this kind of criticism is leveled at the Russian army today.