Die Wehrmacht-Elite: Rang-und Herkunftsstruktur der deutschen Generale und Admirale 1933-1945

Meyer, Henry Cord; Stumpf, Reinhard

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“…As an organic part of the combat of combined arms, now subordinate to the commanding general even in peacetime, the future military elites, namely, the higher commanders, were now also regularly recruited from the ranks of artillerymen. 115 This advancement, initially only perceptible within the sector, became publicly visible in 1889 with the introduction of the rank of 'General der Artillerie' (General of the Artillery) and the thus widely visible opening of the circle of the highest commanding officers to officers who had emerged from artillery service. Prince Kraft zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, who has to be considered the spiritual father of this change, became the first General der Artillerie in 1889.…”

Section: After the Franco-prussian Warmentioning

confidence: 99%

Through Artillery from Thrust to Fire: How Prussian Military Thinking Anticipated Emergent Warfare in 1870

Loch,

Kesselring

2023

War in History

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Reassessing the reasons for the German military success over France in War of 1870 up to the Battle of Sedan, we relate on publications of contemporary artillery generals, such as Kraft zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen and put the topic into the broader context of warfare since the 1866 German War. We reject the idea of success, being simply based on armament or a special ‘soldierly spirit’, but argue that the main reason for military success was based on reorganization of the Prussian artillery, which paved the way to the future ‘battle of combined arms’ and the dominance of fire over thrust.

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Section: After the Franco-prussian Warmentioning

confidence: 99%