A 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

A 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.