Why were the ship names "Scharnhorst" and "Gneisenau" used together?
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Generals Scharnhorst and Gneisenau were co-founders of the German General Staff, having been appointed by King Frederick William III after Prussia's defeat by Napoleon in 1806. They reformed the Prussian army from a small, elite, professional army, to a semi-professional "mass" army that served the country better in later fighting against Napoleon, against Napoleon III in 1871, and in World War I.
Blücher is not mentioned in the "same breath" as them, even in the Navy, because he was a field commander. The Staff Officers were supposed to be adjuncts to, but ultimately checks on, field commanders like Blücher (Gneisenau served this function for him). In this regard, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau were viewed as"sibling" military "pioneers," and some of the country's newest, most modern "sister" ships were given their names at various times in history.
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The two generals Scharnhorst and Gneisenau reformed the Prussian army at the beginning of the 19th century. The two are considered the fathers of this reform.
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