Irrereson and deep battle Flashcards
Lessons from the polish war
fought in the polish-soviet war which the soviets lost by overextending - some soviet armies where trapped by the poles
What did theorist want after ww1
To avoid a trench deadlock
What does irresons theory focus on
Isserson focused his new theory on aircraft, long range artillery and tanks
Longer range artillery allowed the fighter to put pressure on the depth of the enemy allowing for more pressure on the enemy front
What did Irreson call Napoleonic warfare
He called Napoleonic war strategic situations the rule of one point e.g. rule of the one point - everything was decided on one battle and there was no extended flanks
Focus on the battle turns to the flanks
What did Irreson call Franco-Prussian war
Called the Russo japanese war and the Franco Prussian war the era of linear strategy where armies are spread out
what kind of war arose after ww1
breakthrough
What did irreson propose
He proposed a deep strategy
A proposed a shock army where a combined army could breakthrough the enemies tactical and operational depth and exploit the breakthrough
How did irreson approach the offensive
He divides the operation into 3 aspects - 1. Meeting operation 2. Breakthrough operation 3. Defensive operation
Reality of the meeting operation
- Doesn’t happen at the start because of surprise
- Usually happens at the middle of the campaign as reserves are committed etc
What is the meeting operation
Meeting operations - Two armies mobilise - They will eventually collide - if both sides are purseing a offensive strategy this happens quicker
In a meeting operation the shock army (1st strategic echelon) and its partners start the first operation
Echelons of the meeting operation
1st echelon of the shock army is the airforce who pounds the enemy’s rear
2nd echelon of the shock army is the mechanised and motorised units who manuever around the enemies flanks
3rd echelon infantry and reserve
Mechanised force should try to surround the enemies force
Breakthrough operation
Isserson believed that even if the shock army is successful the enemy could still retreat and establish a new front this necessitate a breakthrough operation
Isserson calculated three zones - tactical, operational and strategic zone
Isserson divides his two army into two parts - 1st part - breakthrough the enemies tactical defence with the airforce attacking targets in the rear and isolate tactical from the operational zones, - 2nd part - Will carry forward the breakthrough penetrating deep and prevent the enemy from gathering a new position
1942 the soviets finally find out how to complete a breakthrough operation
defensive operation
This culminates in a defensive operation where your defence is echolened
This involves luring enemy tanks into a killing zone and then the counter attack
Ww2 forced Isserson to rethink the meeting operation because the germans caught the soviets by surprise
Links to modern day
Cyber and electronic warfare further necessitates the influence of a multi domain deep defence
Armies now have too hope for a surprise attack and prepare for the possibility of a meeting operation - you should engage the one that is surprised first - intelligence gathering
Meeting operations happen quicker because armies could keep each other at arms length
Cities and towns are very different and different countries have different infrastructure to support small or large armies
