no plan survives contact with the enemy

Military plans always need to be changed once they are enacted in real-life military situations. The saying emphasizes the need for flexibility, as opposed to strict adherence to strategy. It is attributed to Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, a 19th-century Prussian field marshal. Men, be ready to make changes on the battlefield—we all know that no plan survives contact with the enemy.

See also: contact, enemy, no, plan, survive

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

survive
go nuclear
nuclear
nuclear option
doolally
Lally
don't ask, don't tell
Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Harass, Don't Pursue
harass
boot camp

References in periodicals archive

Another says: "No plan survives contact with the enemy."

Irish Daily Mirror Comment: Saddam no pushover

"No plan survives contact with the enemy" is, after all, a truism.

When doves cry: wars without ends

词组	no plan survives contact with the enemy
释义	no plan survives contact with the enemy no plan survives contact with the enemy Military plans always need to be changed once they are enacted in real-life military situations. The saying emphasizes the need for flexibility, as opposed to strict adherence to strategy. It is attributed to Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, a 19th-century Prussian field marshal. Men, be ready to make changes on the battlefield—we all know that no plan survives contact with the enemy. See also: contact, enemy, no, plan, survive Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: survive go nuclear nuclear nuclear option doolally Lally don't ask, don't tell Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Harass, Don't Pursue harass boot camp References in periodicals archive Another says: "No plan survives contact with the enemy." Irish Daily Mirror Comment: Saddam no pushover "No plan survives contact with the enemy" is, after all, a truism. When doves cry: wars without ends
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