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THE COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF SCHOOL
Map Problem No . _____ JL______Series__ __;K __ __
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lO ~8-C . & G. s. Sch., F ort Leavenworth-3-25-31- 25M MEIv10~ANDillll FOF : THE DI?ECTOP. . 2nd YEl~R CTASS ,
cm!U,I.A1ID .AND G~m~j,. ! S'.DAFF SChOO! .
FO"?j; T,E VIGNVTO?CeH . KAN~AS .
SUBJECT : :l'HE G~lvl N INFANT?Y SCHOOT
I PAPEPS ACCOvlPAlITYIlJG :
1 . A bibliography for this study.
2 . Map 6'f Dresden , Germany . sh owing locati'on of the Infantry School es tablishment .
3 . Photostatic copy of President von Hi ndenburg ' s address at t he opening of the German Infantry School in 1926 .
4 . Translation of 3 .
5 , .ChaT-t,,: shmllJing tha t-. organization. of the Infantry School.
THE STUDY P:'ESEHTED : The organization. personnel and train ing at the school . with objects sought and results obtained.
FAC :rs ~.J;-r A'11ING TO THE STUDY : Prior to the 1IIorld War , the officer personnel of the German Army was obtained almost ex c1usive1y from the nobility and the wealthy classes. The youths selected for commiSSioned service were educated for
the a~my in the cadet schoolS maintained by the various king doms of the German Empire . vihen gradua ted therefrom. these youths were commissioned in and aSSigned to that portion of , the German Army maintained by their respective kingdoms .
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Following the World War and with the birth of the new
German Arm~ or :eichswehr. a schaal for the training of candidate officer personnel was established, in Munich , in
Bavaria. and was called "Der Infanterie- Schule ll (The Infantry School) . The nama was somewhat of a misnomer and was so applied with thB idea of inferring that the school was merely a branoh (arm) training school . 'llhus the Allies who were supp:ressing all attempts of the Ge nnans to re establish thei r mili tary fa rees , woulc1 not have it brought forcefully to the ir attention that the new German Pepublic
was engaged in tra ining officers for its t~eaty - limited a rmy .
Because of the restless character and monarchistical ten dencies of the Bavarians . it was decid ed to move the InfantrJ School to another section of Germany where sectionaJ in fluence would not prevail. Berlin was considered as a site . but its selection would have embittered the Bavarians and would have been sufficient proof to the other Geyman states that Prussia. as in the past . was endeavoring to control the army and the destiny of Germany. After considerable stuc1y , Dresden, the capital . and prinCipal city o·f Saxony . was selected as the new location for the school , and in 1926 , the move to that city was made and the Infantry School es tablished in the barracks of the old Saxon Cadet Corps- the forme r officer training corps of the Saxon Army . The -purpose of the German Infp.ntry School is to furnish officers for the new German army. or Peichswehr. General Von Hindenburg stated at the opening of the school in
( 2) Dresden that i t would "become a t Y 8ining schaal of all of
the well-known German mili tary virtues . rI ~Ihis school is , in effect , the Wes t Point of Germany . The 'school is organized in much the same manner as are t h e schoolS in our service . there being a comman dant , staff , in
structors , school troops . civil se rvice personnel~ and studentE.
The cO~Jffiand an t is a major g eneral (corresponding in grade to our brigadier general) . The corps of ins tructors includes officers of all grades and from all branches of the service , some of whom so adeli tional duty as tactical officers . In addition. there are some civilian instructo'Y's . The faculty numbers app roxima~ely 40 officer and JO civilian instructors. £he school tro ops consist of a composite infantry unit of about the strength of one company. with,rifle , machine gun " minnenwe:rfer (mortar) , pioneer and communications sections ;
a motor transp ort uni t with truc_~ . passenger car dna motor cycle sections ; and a ca valry detachment for stable and messenger service . • t ·tached to the schaal is a grou-p of oiviI se-rvice employees--a11 former sOldiers--who serve as guards ,
cle~ks , printers , mechanics, etc . In addition to the school troops , there is stationed at Dresd en a po rtion of the Ge rman Army which, while not connected with the school , can be used up on arrangement to assist in training . :jlhis force consists of the Headquarte,rs of the 4th ( Saxon) Division , the Infantry T,eader and Staff of the 4th Divi:=ion , the Artillery T,eadey and Staff of the 4th Division ,
( 3) the Headquarte rs , Staff . !.annenwerfer Company , 1st and 3rd J Battalions of t he 10th ( Saxon) Infantry Pegiment , the 4th
Artillery 'Regiment (les Q the 1st (Prussi an) and the 4th (Bavari an) Battali ons) , t he 4t h ( Saxon) Si gnal Uni t , the 4th SupPly l'rain- animal d yawn , (les p the 3rd (Pr ussian) and t he 4th (Bavarian) Companies) , the 4th Motor lransport Train , (lesB t he 2nd (Byussian) and the 3rd ( Saxon) Companies) , and the 4th ( axon) Sanitary Unit . In addit ion, there is available the staff and the 5th and 6th Squadrons (troops) of the 12th (Saxon) Cavalry Pegiment of the 2nd Cavalry
I Division . (1) The troops of the 4th Infantry Divi sion and of t he 2nd Cavalry Division are not under the command of t he commandant of the Infa ntry School , but 3.Te av ilable for
demonstratio ~ s upon request .
The student body is div i ded into two groups , HT.eJ1"V'gang In (stuuy Group I) , or first ye r students known as lIFahnen
junkern , and "Tehrgang I I" ( Study Group II) , or second year
students L'lOWn as ll Faehn"V'ichll • ihe former group numbers 230 and is composed of enlisted candidates from alJ ' branches of
the service . '1111e second group numbers 120 und is composed exclusively of infantry candidates .
~he students at the Infantry SchooL are s elected from en1is ted men who have had at east one and one ha1f years of ser
vice on the ir twe ve year en1ist m ent ~1 a-re educa ted to inc1ud e the IIp-eal Gymnasium" (corresponding to completion of the work of our preparatory schooh and the f irs t year at colJege) , possess the requisite physical , moral , and military qua1ifi cations and further qualify by passing a rigid mentaJ examina
\ tion.
(1) (1 - 216. 217 ) ( 4) About October 1st of each year , the qualif ied cond i da te s
from all branches of the se rvice report at the Inf~ntry School as officer candid8.tes and are assi gned as students to
"T ehygang In . 'rhey wear , t hrough t he .... choo year , the uni form and diptinctive mayks of t hei' re"pective regiments and br anch of s ervice, and di splay t he insignia of and are
"Y'ated ae< !Unter - Offi~jere" (corp orals) . .<.l. t -!:;l-LO C'illc ' us ion
of the school year , about the f i rf3t of the fol 10V;i g _ ugus,t ., the students aye returned to t he ir respective regiments for t he t wo months of maneuverS . On about October ]st . at the conclusion of the maneuverS ,
all s tudents wh o ye eligible f or retention as officer candi
dates are re~urned t o school for further training , those re jected remaining wit. their regi ments to complete their terin of· enlist ment . Th e officer candida tes from t he i nfantry return to the Infantry School for t heir second and last year of training , while those from t he other b r anches go to t he schools ma in
t 0i ned ~y their resp ective branches--t he a rtillery going to Juterbog , t he cavalry to Hanover . eto . Ea ch oandidate is re-quire d to finish his tra i ning j.n t he branch f rom wh ich he was origina lly -apP ointed and in which he ;']i be commi ssioned
i f graduated . ~r n~feys to other branches are permitted onlv
after cO~fi issions have been obt ined . At t he conclusion of
t he se cond yea r , about ~ ugu s t 1st . the stud ents of "T.ehrgan : II" are retu r ne d to t heir regimen ts with the rank and pay of "Ob er f eldwebeltl (a ·grade corresp onding to first' se r geant) ,
and aye deSi gnated as nO b erf aehn~ichn and \-v ear t h e officer' s
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saber and saber knot . Upon the completion of the maneuvers , the s e lIObeTfaehn"dch!l are given final examinations , following
1 hich those who are succe·ssful are commissioned as second
lieutenants according to their ex"amination standing and as
vacancies occur i n their branch. '11he CourSe of instruction does not include any 81 ementary
miIit a ry training . since all of the stud ent s ar::ri ving the f irst year have had at least one and a half years intensive
duty with their respective regiments and are well ve::rsed in all duties up to and i ncluding the school ot' the pl"atoon , or "ts equivalent . Consequently, the trainin.Q' of the student
begins with problems in leadership and tactics , deSigned to
i nculcate in him the abili ty to comnJand . It is .assumed . and rightfully so , thc.. t nothing mo::re than an occassional
review in the details of drill is necessar;; and that a maxi
mum amount of time should be aevoted to exe-~ci es in which t he student is given opportunities to make deCisions , issue
orders and command eithw'" represented , outlined , or imaginary
forces . Frequent demonst 1"ations . to illustrate principles
taught . are given by the school t roops assisted . when necessay~
by the troo s of the Dresden garyison.
Du::ring the f irst year of the course . the student is ~ iven
general trainin,e in the subjects t hat are common to all of the branches . In the second year . the instruction, while progress: · ing . contains considerably more of subjects pe culiar to the i nfantry . ihe entire cour,e i s marked by an absence of sub
jects of a non- military ehayactey . it be ing assD-med that the
oivil educat ion of the candida te is sufficiently broad to g ive
a firm fOUlldation for his milit ry t raining . I If ( 6 ) j J
~he I fantry School builClin@:'~ consist of the folloving : a head ua-rters building , ""lhere the commandant ana his adjutant , togethe"Y' with the training section of the schoo , ha ve t hei r
offices . ~heoe offices are few i n number and are characterize) by -the absence of cleyks , mime ograph machines and typewri tel's .
Here tya ining schedules are prepared and the administrative
duties of the school are p erfo~mea . In t h is building is
lo.ca ted the p ~il1t shop and book bind ~r;y. both operated by civi service e mp loyees , whe -re instructional mat ter for
the school i s published . The Post Office i s ' a180 housed in
this building • .'
The officer I s casino (or ·c ..;.ub) occup ies another build ing
which was built , as i s true in all Ge rman gar:ri sons . for this particu ar purpose . It is here t hat the officer ' s mess is
maintained and social activities for the officers a-re held .
1.1he gymnasium and swimming ' poo occupy arrothe bulld ing
which is connected with the st'udent1s barracks by covered
runways . providing shelter in inclement 'Jeat he-r . That part
of the bu ildi ng devoted to the gymna ium' is only two- thirds
floored . the other third having a sand floor f o r exercises
that Vl ould be dan b?: el~OUS of performance e ce}) t in 80 ft s ~md .
The portion of the bui1d i n-e evoted to the swimming pool is
splendidJy e quipped . i mma culately tiled and conta ins a pool
about ~5x40 feet in size .
Each of the t wo clas Q 6s occup ies a separate barracks build-
ing. '1111ere a~e large t wo and th:ree stOJJf.f stO l'f~ buildings . each' of wh ich has clas s rooms • . tudy rooms • .ecture hallS . store rooms and mecses f or the particular class housed there .
( '7 ) lhe hospital ava i labl e to the school is loca ted convenient ly to the school area .
The stables are under t he charge of the cavalry section of· t h e sohool detachment and cons i s t of long , one- story buildi ngs . bui lt with runways t h rough the center and sta1ls for anima s facing outward theTefrom. The rid ing hall , cared for by t h e cavalry detachme nt of the school , i s ve Il equipped and has ad jacen t to it outdoo}" r i ding rings wi t Il all -typ es of jump s and obst acles . The s tore h ouses and sheds are excell entl y ' equipp ed for the
stor age of clothing , e auipment . arms and ammuni t i on fo th~ use of students. The barracks of the s c ho ol detachment a -re of s tone c onstruc tion and c omfortably h ouse about 200 men e a ch with the i r mess
es , store rooms , recreation r ooms , etc .
The students a re quartered i n groups of four, e ach g-roup being assigned t o a se c tion of t wo adjoi n i ng rooms . lhase rooms have running wate r and are heat ed by coal stove s . The
:furn iture is of t he Simplest and conSi sts of chairs , s t udy
t ables , wash stands 8...Yld w .11 10 c Y. ers , in wh ich are neat ly
a-r ranged t he c] othing and ~ quipment . Shower ba t lls on ea ch
fool' provi.de bat hing facilitie . The d oors of t lle rooms bear brass p l a tes wi t h the names of the o'ccuJynts of t he
r ooms engr aved thereon, toge t her w it~ oth e r plates _i sting
such Ge man mi lit a ry heroe s as we Te once qua rtered the re in. The rooms assi gned to t he g roups of fi rst yea r etudents a re
somewhat sma l . er and l ess c omfo }" t ~b e than t hose as s i gned to
the s econd y ear s t udents .
( 8 ) On each floo are comfortable lounging and ree_ding ro om s . t he wa lls of which are decoratec1 with t h e p ortraits of f mous ~ e rman military leadeT~ . A separ at e mess is provided fo reach -class and is operate a by eiv i lian8 und er contract to sup-ply food for the students at a pYice of 1 mark a n d .20 pfen ~ligs (30¢') a day . 1'he food provided i s P J a in:~;'but ample in quantity nd of exce11ent quality. The large , decorated dining rooms and t he adjoinin§l: kitchens , wit h white tiled · floors and walls , are i mmacuJ a te . On one Gide of ea ch d i ning r oom is a sma 1 canteen where , during certa:Ln... houTs : extra items of food . together w:Lt h bSer and light wine . may be pur chased .
The s c hool yea..... , as has been stated , berins October 1 and ends on t he 1st of the f ollowi ng August . After the c~ose of school . t he -re are t wo months of maneuver S. The school day f or t h e student begins at 5 : 30 MJ , whe n h e arises and partakes of strenuous physical exercises . pe:-"forms h i s toilet , and breakfasts . CJassroom work begins _at 7 :30
1M and end'" at noon. The afte-moons a re -d evoted to military exercises and to sport" . On week days . fTom 7 :15 to 9 :15 PM: , stud ents a re required to s tudy in their rooms . Saturda y aftern oons . S~n d ays and holidays are f~ee and the students may obtain passes to leave Dresden. Control of the s tudents i s obtained by organizing sections of approxi na t e .y t wenty- one students . each under its ye spec tiv e s ection l eader who ma -rchcs it to and from pJaces of in struction. 1'he classTooms , wh ich a ye fai -r ly small , ar p rovided with blackboards , and the windoi,'ls a re equ i pped with shutter blindS
( 9) 'which can be _owered to darken the room for the use of the mo ving p.icture machines and projectors which are used to a considerab _e extent in i lustrating ectures. .r.;ach rOom
is a}so equipped with models , charts and diagrams p " ~tain.... ing to the subjects taught therei n .. Classes are conducted by officers , Or by civilian in structors. The instructor speaks apidly, firing hi s quest ions -a t the stud ents , who mai nt ain a constant alert ness and p8.y strict attention to his every word . When called upon to reCite , the student springs to his feet, stands at attention and gives his answers in a loud , cles.r voice .
The field t~ain ing consists of the ap~ual maneuvers ,
which have been men tioned he ein before , w1d the more
limited field training given at the school . Field exe~c is
es are of a most dai y occur~ence , t he students mo ving to the deSignated area by bicycles or by mot or tyansportation" depending upon the distance to be covered. Up on reaching
the area of i nstruction, the section leader reports his sec ~ tion to the instructor. The instructor takes the salute
of the section leader and his section .anc1 says , n ood morning (or afternoon) , _ th Section" , whereupon the entire
n section, in unison, replies . n ood morning, lierr (giving the rank of the instructor) . The inS'tructor then calls upon various students for a statement of the
p rohlem, the principals to be learned ~ orientation. deciSions , actions and orders.
- 10 Visits to battle fields i n the vicinity of Dyesden. of which there are many . aye undertaken as a part of the stu dents military education. Selected students give det ailed accounts of the various engagements , pointing out to the class the points where the different phases of the action occurred . The class is then questioned by the instructor and required to go i nto great detail . particularly atten tion being paid to the influence of the terrain on the action being studied e Training in weapons is conducted on the training area and the rifle range adjacent to the school. Detachments of schoo ~ troops bring out the weapons and equipment . the students be ing assigned to various duties in the fire unit, as well as to command and staff and supervisory positions .. Instruction in mo tor t::ansport is most thorough. This ' instruction includes lectures , shop work, demonstrations; ' handling of motor vehicles , and command of motor detach ments . The vehicles employed a e motoycp:cles , trucks and passenger- carS . During the second year of the course particular attention ,is paid to motors with a view to having the infantry candidates bec.ome we 1_ prepared for t he hand ling of tanks when such weap ons shall again
.... 1 be permitted to the Ge rman rmy .
n i mal transport and the care of animal,s is given consider- ab e Prominence on the inst nction schedule . tudents are e quired to learn about the care and handl ing of animals and animal- drawn vehicles , as vJ e .1 as how to commanu animal- dra!\Jl1 trains . '..2he mule is not used in the German rmy , horaes only bein emp oyed .
Physical trai ning is recei ving more attention in the Ger man Army than eve'Y' before . It con ists main'y of swimLl ing ,
all time S. !!,qui ta ti on take s from one ' to t 10 hour, of the student ' s school day and is carefu . y supe'Y'vised by cavalry offi cer, . G-ymnasium wOTk is taken by all students daiJy and consists of exercises , bayonet v~o'Y'k Q...YJ.d mass ~ mes o Sp orts a'Y'e given no p ace in the schoo lif e • . The school maintai ns no teams ~for s)or t s , dur i n~ the school year riding
\ and swimming , together with some tennis , being the on y sports indulged in by tne students ~ A rest camp is ma int i nee by the school at Geisi ng in the
It'''!'rzgeb i rgelJ (Ore Hountains) . among the forest clad peaks close to the Czecho- S ovaldan bo~der and a bout 25 miles south of Dresden. n in1 has been requisitioned at thi s place and is in cha r ge of a non - con~issioned officer of the school de tachment , VJno stays t here at all times in cha g e of the school equipment . Students aye permi tted passes to this rest camp for huntin , trout fishing , 0 - . dUYing the ' winter months ~, for the winter SroTt . The 'Y'ation a lowance of stuuents on pass is iven to tIle inn ke eper 'Jlho provides subsistence during t neir .... tay . Teaves to the students are not encour"",g ed and o..~~e no t
granted , excep t in the event of siclmes<1 or de2.t h a t h ome .
'J!he discipline at the Infantry S.ohool is strict , but not
severe . Offic erS , upon rece:iling report s of bodies of troops
or stud ents , greeJb. t h em 'Jith a friendly , It ood morning" and are so greeted i n turn. St ud ents are punctilious in r.ender- I ing salutes and in d i splaying the lliceties of military cou'Y't
esies . The r e 10.. tionship between the officeys and the .'tuden t e is one of reat f riend line.s t empe Ted by t h e realization by ·the junioY' of the ,ulf existing bet wee the r anks-. Punish':"
D! ents 8.re p-racticaJ l y unknown . So great is the ardor of the
young Ge ""man in h i s desire to pe fect h i mse ffor h i s m i l it c r~" career t hat any breach of di scir line or regulations woule be
consi dered b h im as borae~ing on a sacrilege . Even shou d
he consi der a b-repch of ai sci p l ine , he realizes th' t Quch
step v'l oulCl .,..esult in his beinp; returned to his organization
t o campi e te h i s enlistment (vihich is 1 2 y ears i n J ength) and
his. chances of ·ve -,. becoming an oi'ficer would vanish.
1 . Discussion-- Candi dates fOT commi ssi on i n the
German . my are taken from the enlisted p e r so~~e 1 of the army. They c ome from al wal ks of life . and n ot so_e . y from t h e nobili ty as was the case rior to the
VI arId fa r .. hey are requi red t o hav e one and a 1w.lf years service wi th the colors . t o be · hysi cal y 1'1 t and t o hav e an educati on equi va ent ·t.o t hat rovided by l:\.rnerice.n preparatory schools v: ith 0..1 additi onal year at co12ege ad dad 9' From the s t of October until the s t of the
fo} owing ~ugust . the accepted candidates pu~sue a
course of i nstruction a t t he Infantry School i n Dresden
that i s almost solely on mi itary sub j e cts • ...]$ - t the close of the first year of school , the officer candidate returns to his regiment and parti ci pates i n the annua_ maneuve s which last about two months . If his conduct i s such .that. he shows the necessary qualifica t ions to become n offic r , he is eturneCl t o school on Oct ober 1st. · For the second year, only infantry officer candid.ates are returned to the Infantry uchoo_ at Dresden. the other candidates puksuing the second year cou se at the . . schoo s of their respective branches. Upon completion of the second year oours e , about ugust 1st, the officer candidates are again re tu ned to their respec.tive regiments for the annua maneuvers , fol owing which they are examined ,and cOIT~issioned as vacancies ocCUr i n the ir branch s ,..
'hroughout the t JO years of schoo • the offi cer candid- · ates live humbly . Their quarters are plain but comfort able .. heir food i s simple , but who esome a~d ample in quantit y and q~lity . he candidates have litt e time for play and apply themselves to their studi es in a mos t energetic manner. The i r school work i s entirely , of a military nature , dispensi ng with the elementary military training which their year and a half with the oolors,prior to becomi ng officer cand i dates has made second nature to tbem ~ Training for leadershi p . cO$b i ned with continuous physical training, deve opes high type material for juni or officers.
2. Conclusion. -- From a consideration of the fore ~ go i ng, the conclusion is reached that the German Infantry chool is developing se ected young Germans , wi th a good basic mental and mili tary preparati on, i nto exce lent junior .office rs who , wi th experience , wi l become high type leaders beoause of their'basio qualifioations . their struggles t o 'attain oo~issioned status and their intense pnthusiasm and love of oountry.
v (0 REC015MENDA ION • -- none re u i~ed.(l>
VI" CONCURR CE . -- None required~
Key : (1 ... 5 . 6) = -rO e 1 text (below) pages 5 and 6 Q
1 . Der Infanterist. By apt . Hans Hube . 11th
(Prussi anl Co ., 12th Inf. Regt . Verlag "Offene V orte" ;
~erlin • 10. 1928 ~
2 .. Persona! Di a ry, 1 Jan. 1 928 to 30 June . 1928 t and note s taken from pe sonal ob servation by the author of this memo andum o
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; Icb bin zur Er6lrnuDK der ncuen Infan1eric.chu1e herlckommen, I] ii um zu zei&en, welchen hohen Wert ich d.r Erziehunlt des Offtziernach- i=~-. I wuehsci beime.At. . Ocr Berur, den Sic. meine jun,en Herren, crwlhlt hiben, stell. hohc Anlorderungcn. die datin gip'eln, dan Sic ~tets der Worte ,.dulce cf decorum elt pro patria mori" cingedcnk scin mussen. Ocr Oftlzier llIuB cine Fuh.rernatur sr.in; er muB dureh lein .Inzes dien.tlichcsAuftreten zeigen. daB er IU bdehlcn weill. Nur so kanner in Ichwf'ren Stunden seine Unrergebcnen mit sich fortreiBen. Dabei dart er .ber lU ,leich nie ·ver~es s en , da i1 ihm in diesen Unretlebenen eln ko.tblres Gut des V.terlandes uberge'ben ist, das er zu braveD, aurrechlen deuischen Minnern erziehen 5011. Hierzu echort, daB er oeben aller IIIl1itlrischen ' Strenge, welche die Manneszllcht fordert, doch leigt, d.a er ein Hen fUr seine Leute hat, dan er ihnen Benter und Vertr.utcr sein will. nl' Ichafft Dicnstlreudickeit und diele wi-=derum gute l...eiltun&en . 'Wer aber 10 eniehen und befehlen will, der muG zuvor selhst erzolen . ·erden und vor dem 8efeblen d.. Gehorchen .elernl haben. Machen Sie .ich f.rner den nelrlff dC7 Kameradlchafl r "I have come for the opening of t he new II fantry School because I desire to show you what con8i er~bJe i ~po rt&nce I attach to the educ~tion of oU"Y' younger office "Y' s . " he profesRion VJhich you , my younq: gentlemen , have , chosen wi11 ms.ke h i gh dema]1d 8 unon you so t hat you may be Tequired to remember the wo r ds , 'dulce et deoQrum est p"'"o patria mori ' • "The offioer must have the oharacteristics of a leader ; his professional conduct must how beyond doubt that h e knows how t o cormnand . It is on y by this quality tha t in hours of stres s he iVi 11 be a ble to carry his subord i nates wit h h i m. t the sarne ·tinle , he must ·be forever conscious t hat i n these subordinates the oountTY has entrusted hirr, with a p recious el~ment which he ~i ll hnve to develop i nto courageous and up ri l1t Ge man cit iz ens . To t jmt end ~ it i s essential that side by side with the -ri gor of mi itary discipline , he demonstrate t hat he has affection fOT h is men , t hat he wants to be a friend and a counselor. Such an attitude will inspire loy..... lty. which . i n t urn , is p Toduc tive of excellent performa ce o However , if you aspire to command and train ike t hat , you mur t first learn to obey before you begin to exercise authority. nCultivate a comception of c'om- ad hip wh ich mu t be more than an ordinary acquaintance bec _use the time may co rne wh en it will be tested in a mortal c·"is i<:< . Peflect upon t h is seriously and you Wi ll have no d i ffioulty in putting - 18 this feeling to daily pr a ctice , a dignity without exaggera tion while -preserving an amiab le spi"Y'it which will assi fl t you ov e"Y' your dai ly obstacles without becoming frivi OUB or negligent . "Finally, and abo ve al • preserve your honor i mma culate . Never forget t hat t he sign of honoy i s loyalty; t hat Joya t y to our country is our mos t dis tingui,shed duty. "To speak to you as t he oldest officer of our old and glorious a r my , whoseproud tr8dit ions you aye exr ected to p reserve and continue , and I adc1r e ~'l8 you al so as your cornman er i n chief to wis h ,;)70U -.r odspee fOT ~To Ur future ife . 'If you emulate to ' the traditions of past , but great days . you wi ll be able to a dequately per foTffi in t he present . tt l hereby open t he new Infantry School i n t he firm con viction that it wiil become a training school of all the we ll- ]cYlown Ge rman mili ta ry vi rtue sand t ha t t h e fut Ur e efforts of this i nstitu tion wi ll be a benefit to Our country'.' - 19 REI CHSWEHR MINISTERI UM (v R MI NI TRY ) CO MMAN.DANT • The Infantry Sch. -' --' 'X.~ xx CI V. CR ' I-- ~R_._&:-...ST____AFF---J - -- -HX 4 V DET. . DET . 2 I I~ F CULTY -1- ---- .JJ FIRST SECOl\TJ) YR .CL. YR . CL. l - nct- l-nct 1 Aug. 1 Aug. t '" +1 ~.L -t ~ tt I tJ, tt CAVALRY ARTY. t..~ SOH. SCR. (Enlisted ) (Offi cers) o ( Enlis ted) 1 s ------LEGEND- I nfantry Enroute to and from school . Cavalry ~ -7 ~ ~ Fi r st Year Artillery ~ -+--) +-t +-t Second Year Other Branches Direct channel s Civi lians (Civi l Ser vice ) ------Indirect channels - 20 I \ / \ , REAR COVER