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Author Topic: Trigger-Happy, Autonomous, & Disobedient: Nordbat 2 & Mission Command in Bosnia  (Read 2715 times)

Martok

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(Wasn't sure where to post this, so admins feel free to move to the appropriate section.) 



I feel like I've read this one before (maybe at the other place), but I stumbled across it again a couple days ago, and felt it was worth sharing.  I found it an extremely interesting read, for a variety of reasons. 


https://thestrategybridge.org/the-bridge/2017/9/20/trigger-happy-autonomous-and-disobedient-nordbat-2-and-mission-command-in-bosnia



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Seems like  a rather specialized situation that can't easily be generalized: the folks on the ground and the higher command know what's supposed to happen, but the command is under a great deal of political pressure. A great deal of winking and nudging follows.

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The official doctrine stated that all Swedish citizens were to, without exception, consider any order to surrender to be false, regardless of its origin.

Great, now I've got visions of banzai attacks, but with Swedish stewardesses instead of Japanese soldiers.

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