Military operation plan

An operational plan is a plan for carrying out a military operation.

It requires an assessment of the situation and a decision of the leadership and determines how the available forces are structured and what orders they receive. In addition, a regional planning in graphical form under the definition of guidelines and boundaries.

An operational plan is divided into phases, where in the initial phase ( initial operation ) occupying forces advance key terrain in advance or looking against attacking enemy Task of space-time to win and deploy the main forces. In the follow-up operation, the decision is then against the forces of the enemy, his reserves included searched.

The operational planning is often done using the standard " steering - Jobs - beating", ie the responsible commander determines where and how he wants to force a decision against the enemy. He incorporates a the intentions, goals and possibilities of the enemy in his assessment of the situation. The types of combat forces for the total or partial forces are determined by operation phases by the higher management.

It is characteristic of successful operations that, although they are based on a plan of operations, but only so long clung to him how this justifies the actual development of the situation. Thus, the communication between the commander and the emergency services are key aspects, as only then the respective development of the operations can be assessed properly.