In a 6-8 page paper with a powerpoint breakdown 4 of the 7 principles the commander of the battle had.
Requirements: original with at least 5 sources
Battle of Bulge – Commander GEN Patton (USA)
In a 6-8 page paper, analyze a General Patton’s performance in the Battle of the Bulge. This analysis should evaluate how effectively or ineffectively the commander executed 4 of the 7 mission command principles: competence, mutual trust, shared understanding, commander’s intent, mission orders, discipline initiative, and risk acceptance. Discuss how the command’s use those principles affected the battle’s outcome.
Summary of the battle should be very brief. Aside from the introduction paragraph, limited to one paragraph total for background information of the commander.
Minimum of 5 scholarly sources- cite all sources according to Chicago style (endnotes and bibliography)
The above information for the battle and commander General Patton assessment on 4 of the 7 principles listed
4 of the 7 principles that are need are located in this PDF.
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During the battle of the Bulge, George S Patton was the commander of the US Third Army. He was certainly among the most feared commanders by the Germans. During this battle, he commanded 18 divisions and 540000 soldiers.[i]. Also known as Ardennes Counteroffensive, the battle lasted over a month[ii]. In this battle, Adolf Hitler aimed to split the allied British and American forces in front of the Ardennes Forest.[iii]. As the German soldiers drove into the forest, the allied line was a large bulge, and the German soldiers managed to break through the American font. The German launched an offensive on December 16, 1944. George Patton had initially underestimated the strength of this offensive, and the First Army to the north and the
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