The Luftwaffe's campaigns in Poland and the west 1939-1940: a case study of handling innovation in wartime

• Autorzy: Corum James S.

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DOI

10.35467/sdq/103158

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Although the Luftwaffe won a signal victory in the Polish campaign in September 1939, the campaign also exposed many serious flaws in the doctrine, tactics, equipment and organization c f the Luftwaffe. The Luftwaffe used the experience of the Polish campaign in a very effective program to examine and revise the Luftwaffe„s doctrine and tactics in time for the gr4eat campaign in the West in May/June 1940. Germany's success against the Western powers in 1940 was, in large part, due to the superior doctrine and tactics of the Luftwaffe. This article is a case study of how a military force can effectively learn from recent operations and quickly apply the lessons in the form of doctrinal change.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

World War II; Polish campaign 1939; Campaign in the West 1940; airpower; Luftwaffe; military doctrine

• Wydawca: Akademia Sztuki Wojennej
• Czasopismo: Security and Defence Quarterly
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: Vol. 1, No. 1
• Strony: 158--189
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 30 poz., fot.

Twórcy

autor

Corum James S.

• Baltic Defence College

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