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When issuing orders, the formation commander must pay special attention to the clear and concise formulation of the broad missions of formations and units, and to bringing out the underlying idea of the plan he decided on ... The art of drawing up orders calls for skill in putting the concept of the operation vividly and lucidly in a few words.

- Red Army's New Field Service Regulations, 1936

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Today in Military History

February 18

1900:

Battle of Paardeburn begins, Boer war

1915:

German submarine blockade of Britain begins

1944:

HMC Ships ATHABASKAN, HAIDA & HURON join in Operation Neptune, the Naval Phase of Operation Overlord

1945:

Canadians attack German defenders in Moyland Wood. Using self-propelled flame-throwers ("Wasps"), they gain a foothold in the forest, but advance no further.

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