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Germany Attacks Staff Ride

Germany Attacks Staff Ride. Events and Goals. 1940 Campaign Verdun Battlefield 1944 Campaign (Northern Shoulder) Cultural and historical exposure to Europe Focus on leadership, tactical decision making, operations, and a discussion of military history in a larger context. Dates.

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Germany Attacks Staff Ride

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  1. Germany Attacks Staff Ride

  2. Events and Goals • 1940 Campaign • Verdun Battlefield • 1944 Campaign (Northern Shoulder) • Cultural and historical exposure to Europe • Focus on leadership, tactical decision making, operations, and a discussion of military history in a larger context

  3. Dates • December 2008: Selection Complete • January 2009: Texts issued • February, March, April: Monthly meetings to discuss the material • 1 May Briefing Assignments Issued • Prep-week: 18-22 May • Fly: 29 May • Staff Ride: 30 May-11 Jun

  4. Reading Required: -Karl-Heinz Frieser, The Blitzkrieg Legend: The 1940 Campaign in the West -Trevor N. Dupuy, Hitler’s Last Gamble: The Battle of the Bulge Recommended: -Robert Doughty, The Breaking Point: Sedan and the Fall of France -Charles B. McDonald, A Time for Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge -Hugh M. Cole, The U.S. Army in World War II European Theater of Operations: The Ardennes: The Battle of the Bulge

  5. Expectations • This is a Staff Ride, not a tour • You will work hard • Professionalism in uniform and out • You will be treated as an adult, unless you demonstrate that you can not act as one

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