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Auftragstaktik: vznik a vývoj filozofie velení 21. století
Auftragstaktik: The Origin and Development of the Philosophy to the Command in the 21st Century

Author(s): Pavel Kolář, Tomáš Rak
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Univerzita obrany - Centrum bezpečnostních a vojenskostrategických studií
Keywords: Moltke; Auftragstaktik; tactics; mission command

Summary/Abstract: This article deals with one of the approaches to command - Mission Command – which can be seen as a dominant command philosophy in NATO nations and especially in the United States. This approach is considered as a very important in terms of possible responses to the challenges having impact on current and future security environment. Respective parts of this article describe the military causes and related historical consequences based on which the mentioned command philosophy had been constructed. The relevant parts describe basic principles of Auftragstaktik, developed and implemented by Prussian and later on by German military leaders which aim is to emphasize centralized intent and dispersed execution through disciplined initiative.

  • Issue Year: 27/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 69-84
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Czech