Describing the Future Battlefield
A Study Concerning the Prussian General Staff’s Tasks Regarding Theatres of War (1816–1848)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22156753 |
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| Authors | Jacek Jędrysiak (0000-0002-5472-136X, University of Wrocław, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 7-41 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-25 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Military History and Historiography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2468-3299 • E-ISSN: 2468-3302 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/24683302-2020x001 |
| OpenAlex | W3107754637 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
In 1816 the Prussian General Staff ( gs ) became one of the institutions responsible for the Kingdom’s defence planning. During this time, the institution was comprised of three sections, the so-called Kriegstheater (Theatres of War ), which were to prepare against the military threat posed by France, Austria and Russia. According to instructions issued in 1816, the gs was to assist commanders in every aspect of their decision-making process and serve as the army’s main research centre. General Karl von Grolman, who served as Chief of the General Staff between 1816 and 1819, believed that the defence plan should be preliminary, very thorough and based on accurate descriptions of the theatres of war. Contrary to often-repeated claims, his successors did not introduce major changes to the internal structure of the gs until 1848. The aim of this article is to bring the existing literature up to date regarding this task of the Prussian General Staff
Ancient history · Archaeology · Battlefield · Institution · Management · Political science · Sociology · World War II · European Political History Analysis · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History · Law · Military History and Strategy
| Highly cited | No |
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