CGSC - H100 - 29C Questions and Answers(A+ Solution guide)

Maurice of Nassau - Dutch - Focus on drill and discipline; created drill manuals; decreased depth of formation to increase rate of fire Dutch Wars of Independence against Spain Maurice of Nassau - War - Dutch Wars of Independence against Spain Gustavus Adolphus - Further reduced ranks to increase rate of fire; used cavalry as shock force; used premade cartridges; national standing army with mix of conscripts and mercenaries; increased the numbers of officers and Soldiers because of smaller unit size (allowed for increased Mission Command) 30 Years War Frederick the Great - Prussian Strict discipline, corporal punishment; use of interior lines/central position; progressive, sequential training Unable to apply Mission Command or foraging techniques due to high desertion rate and average quality of soldiers. Limited C2. Limited war War of Austrian Succession, 7 Years war, Polish Wars, Wars of Bavarian Succession Napoleon - French French Revolution, Italian Wars, Napoleonic Wars.-Levee en Masse -Mass mobilization -Total war -Shift from coercive compliance to normative compliance -Division/Corps system; -Use of multiple avenues of approach and foraging to speed up movement -more merit based promotions -use of rapid maneuver and forcing enemy to commit to large battles Scharnhorst and Gneisenau - Prussian Napoleonic Wars Reformed Prussian Army after devastating defeat at Jena in 1806; transformed army to one based on universal service; limited corporal punishment; stopped relying of mercenaries; development of Landwehr (Army Reserves); emphasis on officer education Jomini - Swiss Napoleonic Wars (first for French, then Russia) War is rational and subject to unchanging rules; influenced US Army principles of war; no significant discussion of politics or grand strategy; focused on deployment of forces. Strategy decides where to act, logistics brings the troops there, Grand tactics decides the manner of execution and employment of the troops. Principles: Objective, Offense, Mass, Maneuver Clausewitz - Prussian Napoleonic WarsThe Trinity (military, People, government); War as an act of force to compel an enemy to do one's will; unchanging nature of war/ever changing character; importance of politics; center of gravity; "war is a continuation of political intercourse, carried on with other means" Moltke the Elder - Prussian Chief of Staff Austro and Franco-Prussian War Understood need for short/decisive wars given Prussia's relative strategic weaknesses; Auftragstaktikdue to larger dispersion of battlefield, required more PME Roon - Prussian War Minister Austro and Franco-Prussian War New Model Prussian Army-increased conscription to three years; focus on training and discipline to offset Prussian strategic weaknesses Schleiffen - Prussian/ German Chief of Staff *Dies right before WWI Schlieffen Plan-Germany could not sustain a two front war; Russia would take time to mobilize, so France had to be knocked out quickly Moltke the Younger - Prussian / German Chief of Staff World War One Followed Schlieffen Plan with only minor variations; some say that he weakened the plan, which caused the defeat at the MarneLudendorff - Prussian / German Reformer World War I Sent to western front after success against the Russians; elastic defense in-depth, stormtroopers; three battle zones (outpost/battle/rear) believed the Germans had limited time to win before US build-up Principles-defender must never surrender initiative; do not hold ground at all costs; defense in depth; rely on firepower, not just numbers of troops Seeckt - German Staff Officer WWI / WWII Interwar Period Conducted German AAR-maneuver matters, offensive mindset, Officers/NCOs take initiative and use judgement, Officers/NCOs know and train doctrine Heinz Guderian - German General Pioneered German Tank design and Blitzkrieg JFC Fuller - British