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Originally Posted by Richard

The former Soviet Union used to teach its Officers that the difficulty and danger in dealing with the American military was that - although we understood both US and Soviet doctrine - we were situationally wont to ignore our own doctrine and unpredictable on the battlefield.

I remember reading " Panzer Commander" by Wehrmacht Col. Hans Von Luck. The Colonel fought on the Eastern Front, at Normandy, and Arnhem and so faced troops from all the major allied combatants. He felt each army had it's strengths and weaknesses, but noted one difference between the British or Russian platoon and the Americans was evident when their officers were killed. He said the American enlisted troops besides being creative, didn't accept their officers were of any higher social status, and were thus more likely to think for themselves and keep fighting instead of waiting for another officer.