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The Soviet Conduct of Tactical Maneuver David Glantz

The Soviet Conduct of Tactical Maneuver By David Glantz

The Soviet Conduct of Tactical Maneuver by David Glantz


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The Soviet Conduct of Tactical Maneuver: Spearhead of the Offensive by David Glantz

First Published in 1991. This book addresses a critical aspect of Soviet maneuver theory that has been almost totally neglected in Western analysis, specifically, Soviet concern for tactical maneuver. Since the 1930s, the Soviets have consistently argued that operational maneuver can be successful only if conducted in conjunction with equally successful tactical maneuver, carried out primarily by forward detach ments. Forward detachments, the primary tactical maneuver forces tasked with performing critical combat functions, emerged in theory in the 1930s and flourished on the basis of virtually untested concepts until the initial phases of Operation Barbarossa, when the Soviet mobile force structure was destroyed in a matter of weeks. Forward detachments again emerged after the Stalin grad Operation in 1943, when the Soviet General Staff required their use to spearhead all operations by mobile forces. After mid-1943, forward detach ments led the operations of all tank armies and tank and mechanized corps, particularly during exploitation operations. By war's end all forces, mobile and rifle alike, employed forward detachments to lead their operations during the exploitation stage of operations. Forward detachments preempted enemy defenses and collectively formed a coordinated network of forward mobile units which provided coherence to the vast array of advancing Soviet mobile and rifle forces. In the late 1960s, the forward detachment received renewed attention as a critical element which could assist in the conduct of operational maneuver. Today, the Soviets believe that forward detachment operations are the key to conducting successful operations on a battlefield increasingly threatened by deadly high-precision weaponry. Tailored, flexible, battalion-size forward detachments, along with their operational counterparts (corps and brigades), may, in fact, be the model upon which the future Soviet force structure will be based. This volume surveys in detail the conceptual and organizational evolution of the forward detachment as the premier Soviet tactical maneuver force. It vividly demonstrates why forward detachments are suited by their versatile nature to be a precursor of future restructured Soviet units in general.

About David Glantz

Colonel Glantz, a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and the University of North Carolina, is an artillery officer who has taught at a variety of army schools. He is currently Director of Research at the US Army Soviet Army Studies Office. His published works include studies on Soviet intelligence and deception, detailed analysis of Soviet military operations, and numerous articles on other Soviet military themes.

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There can be no doubt that this represents an impressive contribution to the study of Soviet military doctrine: intelligent, learned, comprehensive and convincing. The Slavonic Review

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NLS9780714640792
9780714640792
0714640794
The Soviet Conduct of Tactical Maneuver: Spearhead of the Offensive by David Glantz
New
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
1991-08-01
264
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