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Rittermeister

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14. His military reputation was largely earned

Reply to RZM (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 1, 2012, 10:50 PM

Jun 2012

by repeatedly defeating larger armies by making use of mobility and aggression. He was frequently at war on two or more fronts, forcing him to defeat one army, then turn and fight another. German strategic doctrine was largely influenced by him as late as WWII - the idea of striking quickly, defeating a portion of the enemy force, and exploiting the gap to destroy the rest.

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