The Western European Theorists of the Mechanized Warfare Theory Between the Two World Wars

Part 2.

Abstract

Artillery general Eimannsberger shared the views of the Soviet military theorists in connection with the deep operations, but he emphasized the mass application of tank units. As per his final conclusions, the attacking tank units can no longer face  undefended front lines, the anti-tank weapons will serve as basis of the defense. General Guderian defined the task of the tank units in assaulting in the appropriate zone for their application against the prepared defense lines of the enemy, based on the power of surprise. Accepting the approach of John Frederick Charles Fuller as detailed in the first part of this Article, lieutenant-colonel de Gaulle held France to be able to defend itself against a German surprise attack, only if it would have a mechanized army consisting of professional soldiers.