Georg Heinrich Rudolf Johann von Reisswitz | |
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| Born | 1794 |
| Died | 1 September 1827 (aged 32–33) Breslau |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Prussia |
| Service | Prussian Army |
| Rank | 2nd Lieutenant (1813) 1st Lieutenant (1819) Captain (1826) |
| Awards | Iron Cross 2nd Class Order of St John |
Georg Heinrich Rudolf Johann von Reisswitz[a] (1794–1827) was a Prussian army officer. Reisswitz is regarded by many as the father of wargaming, as he developed the first wargaming system to be widely used as a serious tool for training and research. The particular genre of wargaming he developed is known in the English-speaking world as Kriegsspiel. It is characterized by high realism, an emphasis on the experience of decision-making rather than on competition, and the use of an umpire to keep the system flexible.
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