In 1816 the Prussian General Staff (gs) became one of the institutions responsible for the Kingdom’s defence planning. During this time, the institution was comprised of three sections, the so-called Kriegstheater (Theatres of War), which were to prepare against the military threat posed by France, Austria and Russia. According to instructions issued in 1816, the gs was to assist commanders in every aspect of their decision-making process and serve as the army’s main research centre. General Karl von Grolman, who served as Chief of the General Staff between 1816 and 1819, believed that the defence plan should be preliminary, very thorough and based on accurate descriptions of the theatres of war. Contrary to often-repeated claims, his successors did not introduce major changes to the internal structure of the gs until 1848. The aim of this article is to bring the existing literature up to date regarding this task of the Prussian General Staff.

1816 年，普鲁士总参谋部 ( gs ) 成为负责王国国防规划的机构之一。在此期间，该机构由三个部分组成，即所谓的Kriegstheater（战争剧院），用于准备应对法国、奥地利和俄罗斯构成的军事威胁。根据 1816 年发布的指示，gs是协助指挥官决策过程的各个方面，并作为军队的主要研究中心。1816 年至 1819 年期间担任总参谋长的卡尔·冯·格罗曼将军认为，防御计划应该是初步的、非常彻底的，并基于对战区的准确描述。与经常重复的主张相反，他的继任者直到 1848 年才对gs的内部结构进行重大更改。本文的目的是更新有关普鲁士总参谋部这项任务的现有文献。