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August 13th, 2007  
MontyB
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Originally Posted by Doppleganger
OK, here's another one.

The American military, in their AirLand Battle and Network-centric warfare concepts, adopted a doctrine that had been inherent in German armies since the 19th Century and that was highlighted in particular in WWII.

The name of this doctrine please and what it actually is.

Doctrine - Auftragstaktik (excuse the spelling), Mission Tactics or Directive Control

In mission-type tactics the commander gives their subordinate leaders a clearly defined goal and the resources needed to accomplish that goal with a time within which the goal must be reached. The subordinates then implement the order independently. The subordinate leader is given, to a large extent, the planning initiative and a freedom in execution which allows flexibility in execution.
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