"Focus on the Trinity: German Innovation From Moltke" Topic

… to World War I

"The Prussian and German military developed a highly effective and adaptive management system through a coordinated effort to engage along all three aspects of warfare proposed by Carl von Clausewitz. This "wondrous (or paradoxical) trinity" is comprised of primordial violence, chance and probability, and reason as a facet of policy. Clausewitz relates these respectively to concerns of the people, the commander and his army, and the government.[1] Innovation in the Prussian military, beginning in the 1860s and continuing through World War I, drove the creation of a powerful military force by aligning innovations to the three pillars of Clausewitz's trinity. The concept of primordial violence and concerns of the people was reinforced by social acceptance of militarism and the elevation of the military profession to one of prominence and respect.[2] To address chance and probability, the Auftragstaktik concept of decentralized operations, mission orders, and training using wargame scenarios helped to better prepare flexible military leaders.[3] Finally, reason and government policy was addressed by investment in education systems that reinforced learning and supported other instruments of national power, especially manufacturing and technology…"
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Armand

they kind of failed at number three in both world wars and that's why , in spite of there tactical ability, they were 0 for 2 in the world wars.

Glup!….

Amicalement
Armand

They kind of failed at number three in both world wars.

That all depends on what you see as failures. For instance, in manufacturing, starting very low [6th or 7th place among the industrialized nations]at the beginning of the 1860s, Germany grew to a close second to the top manufacturer, Britain in 1910. As far as technology is concerned, in the 1860s France and Britain were both developing four to six times the patents as Germany. In 1910, German was turning out more patents a year than Britain and France combined.

That neither won the war doesn't mean the third focus wasn't successful.

Much as I admire von Moltke the Elder, he's among my favorite generals, even the Prussians suffered from friction as various commanders decided that they knew better than the Chief of the General Staff.