Șapte secole de generare și regenerare a strategiei acţiunilor rapide
Seven centuries of generating and regenerating rapid action strategies

Summary/Abstract: In the 13th century, the world’s largest empire appeared and developed – the Mongol Empire founded by the great Genghis Khan. It was never defeated because Mongolian military art was at its height during his rule. Under Genghis Khan, the war of movement, the strategy of rapid actions and the military skill developed. He was responsible for the dissemination of firearms taken from the Chinese. During the Chinese campaigns (1211–1214) the great Khan combined the strategic art of freedom of action which he granted to his generals with the principle of the unitary leadership of his great army. It had perfect logistics that always provided the soldiers and horses with the necessary rations. It also provided the necessary ammunition on time. Rapid maneuvers were the essence of Mongolian military art. Genghis Khan’s successor was Batu-Khan. He invaded Europe in 1241 using the strategy of rapid action, defeating all enemy armies, but not according to the same pattern. The Mongols always acted creatively, this being the main feature of the Mongolian military art. Seven centuries later, the strategy of rapid actions is again resorted to, as the war became industrialized and a new strategy emerged – the air strategy. The United States had “immense technological, logistical, and transportation power” . On May 10, 1940, Germany attacked France with a strategic maneuver through the Netherlands and Belgium. On June 22, 1941, Hitler unleashed a lightning war on the USSR on the directions and quickly reached Moscow. But the Americans, the British and the Soviets took the lead and went on the counter-offensive, defeating Germany.

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