Fascinating discussion and thanks for sharing it. It is interesting to compare William Balck’s approach to fire support operations in 1918 with those of Georg Bruchmüller (11 December 1863 – 26 January 1948). Bruchmüller typically focused attack operations at the Corps level, not just the division, although the Division Artillery played key roles in comprising and commanding Counterinfantry Groups (IKA), Counterartillery Groups (AKA) and Long Range Artillery Group (FEKA). The percentages were also different in that Bruchmüller weighted the IKA with about 75% of the available batteries and the AKA with about 20% (versus 30%).
Fascinating discussion and thanks for sharing it. It is interesting to compare William Balck’s approach to fire support operations in 1918 with those of Georg Bruchmüller (11 December 1863 – 26 January 1948). Bruchmüller typically focused attack operations at the Corps level, not just the division, although the Division Artillery played key roles in comprising and commanding Counterinfantry Groups (IKA), Counterartillery Groups (AKA) and Long Range Artillery Group (FEKA). The percentages were also different in that Bruchmüller weighted the IKA with about 75% of the available batteries and the AKA with about 20% (versus 30%).