On the western front they stopped packing defenders in the front line , which reduced losses to enemy artillery .
The commanders would agree on what was to be done and then Ludendorff and the OHL staff produced the mass of orders specifying exactly what was to be accomplished .
On the western front OHL stopped packing defenders in the front line , which reduced losses to enemy artillery .
The commanders would agree on what was to be done and then Ludendorff and the OHL staff produced the mass of orders specifying exactly what was to be accomplished .