Roger that and in many ways it was not "COIN" but rather full suppression backed with ethnic cleansing.German COIN during WWII was not really that effective.
Tom
Good Point Menning
Roger that and in many ways it was not "COIN" but rather full suppression backed with ethnic cleansing.German COIN during WWII was not really that effective.
Tom
I would say German efforts were COIN in warped hindsight only. At the time they called the "bandit suppression," and the objective was to clear an area of anything that would hinder their post-conflict plans. They didn't even consider any sort of COIN as we understand it today (to include hearts and minds-type stuff) until it was far too late, and even then it was only backed by some within the power structure.Originally Posted by Tom Odom
"On the plains and mountains of the American West, the United States Army had once learned everything there was to learn about hit-and-run tactics and guerrilla warfare."
T.R. Fehrenbach This Kind of War
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