This post reproduces, illustrates, and explains the two solutions provided by Erwin Rommel to the first exercise in his book of decision games Aufgaben für Zug und Kompanie (Problems for Platoon and Company).
If you haven’t done so already, please read (and, better yet, work out your own solution) to this problem, which can be found in the first post in this series.
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