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schwerpunktprinzip

warfare theory
Also known as: schwerpunkt
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  • Battle of France
    blitzkrieg
    / Blitzkrieg in principle

    …had its origins with the Schwerpunktprinzip (ā€œconcentration principleā€) 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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    …had its origins with the Schwerpunktprinzip (ā€œconcentration principleā€) 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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