Are OBL and Mission Command the same thing? An analysis with special emphasis on the leadership techniques of the German and Norwegian Armies.

Abstract

Dette er en engelsk gjengivelse av originaloppgaven på tysk (Sind OBL und Führen mit Auftrag das Gleiche? http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2408644 ), oversatt av forfatteren selv.

This paper analyses the armed forces of Germany and Norway with a special view to mission-type tactics. A historical overview will be given. Afterwards both armies will be analysed with regard to leadership, education and training. The paper comes to the result that mission-type tactics in Germany has practical consequences. In Norway, however, mission-type tactics does not exceed the status of a general philosophy.