Brusilov
The Germans plagiarized Brusilov's tactics with what von Hutier did,
No they did not. Brusilov tactical inovation in 1916 was that he understood that the superior tactical mobility enjoyed by the defenders allowed quicker reaction times for the reserves, and he denied the Austrians that advantage by attacking along a broad front, therefore making the ability of reserve forces to reach critical areas faster (using local railways and unbroken terrain while the attackers had to move over battle areas) useless because the whole austrian front got critical at the same time. The german 1917 tactics were based on in depth operations. You get broad front linear tactics vs narrow front in depth tactics. It's as different as line vs column.
Brusilov concept was brilliant, and failed only because of logistic inability to sustain the momentum of a broad front offensive. German tacticts failed because non mechanized forces lack the speed to exploit their penetration vs an oppenent that has (using trains and, in 1918, motor trucks) superior mobility. The allied 1919 plan would have been a version of Brusilov concepts with allied logistics and lots of tanks...
The Germans plagiarized Brusilov's tactics with what von Hutier did,
No they did not. Brusilov tactical inovation in 1916 was that he understood that the superior tactical mobility enjoyed by the defenders allowed quicker reaction times for the reserves, and he denied the Austrians that advantage by attacking along a broad front, therefore making the ability of reserve forces to reach critical areas faster (using local railways and unbroken terrain while the attackers had to move over battle areas) useless because the whole austrian front got critical at the same time. The german 1917 tactics were based on in depth operations. You get broad front linear tactics vs narrow front in depth tactics. It's as different as line vs column.
Brusilov concept was brilliant, and failed only because of logistic inability to sustain the momentum of a broad front offensive. German tacticts failed because non mechanized forces lack the speed to exploit their penetration vs an oppenent that has (using trains and, in 1918, motor trucks) superior mobility. The allied 1919 plan would have been a version of Brusilov concepts with allied logistics and lots of tanks...