No plan of operations extends with certainty beyond the first encounter with the enemy’s main strength.

Kein Operationsplan reicht mit einiger Sicherheit über das erste Zusammentreffen mit der feindlichen Hauptmacht hinaus.

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

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Battle plans Preparation War

Author

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

Language

German

Time

1871 1870s 19th century

Occupation

General Soldier

From

Germany Europe

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Original Citation

Von Moltke, Helmuth. "Uber Strategie." Kriegsgeschichtliche Einzelschriften. Vol. 13, Berlin: Mittler, 1891.

Current Citation

Von Moltke, Helmuth. "Plan of Operations: (1871-81)." Moltke on the Art of War: Selected Writings, translated by Daniel J. Hughes and Harry Bell. Presidio Press, 1995.

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