Quote Originally Posted by Tom Odom View Post
Roger that and in many ways it was not "COIN" but rather full suppression backed with ethnic cleansing.

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.