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Benno Maurice de Caryale was born in [[Collinebourg]] on April 20th, 1889, as the second son of lawyer Guillaume de Caryale (1865-1939) and Helena de Caryale (née d'Alisse) (1869-1959). The de Caryale family were [[Castellans of Yonderre|Castellans]], a title of minor nobility in [[Yonderre]]. He attended a popular school in [[Collinebourg]] from 1895-1904 before attending a secondary education {{wpl|Gymnasium (school)|Gymnasium}} from 1904-1907. de Caryale was conscripted into the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] in 1907, training at the Gouvier Training Camp in [[Vollardie]] before being posted to the [[9th Vollardic Mountain Division]]. de Caryale was made Sergeant in 1908. Having been singled out for his talents, de Caryale was selected for officer training and had risen to the rank of Lieutenant in 1910. Around the same time, de Caryale was posted to the divisional staff of the [[9th Vollardic Mountain Division]] as personal assistant to regimental commander Colonel Reikhardt Mannhäuser. Mannhäuser, a cavalryman by training, instilled in de Caryale an understanding of the importance of maneuver warfare and an openness to new ideas as opposed to perceived old dogmas.
Benno Maurice de Caryale was born in [[Collinebourg]] on April 20th, 1889, as the second son of lawyer Guillaume de Caryale (1865-1939) and Helena de Caryale (née d'Alisse) (1869-1959). The de Caryale family were [[Castellans of Yonderre|Castellans]], a title of minor nobility in [[Yonderre]]. He attended a popular school in [[Collinebourg]] from 1895-1904 before attending a secondary education {{wpl|Gymnasium (school)|Gymnasium}} from 1904-1907. de Caryale was conscripted into the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] in 1907, training at the Gouvier Training Camp in [[Vollardie]] before being posted to the [[9th Vollardic Mountain Division]]. de Caryale was made Sergeant in 1908. Having been singled out for his talents, de Caryale was selected for officer training and had risen to the rank of Lieutenant in 1910. Around the same time, de Caryale was posted to the divisional staff of the [[9th Vollardic Mountain Division]] as personal assistant to regimental commander Colonel Reikhardt Mannhäuser. Mannhäuser, a cavalryman by training, instilled in de Caryale an understanding of the importance of maneuver warfare and an openness to new ideas as opposed to perceived old dogmas.


de Caryale attended the [[Yonderian Command and Staff College]] in [[Willing]] from 1913-14 and again in 1917-18 when he graduated as Lieutenant Colonel. de Caryale stayed with the [[9th Vollardic Mountain Division]] divisional staff, becoming deputy commander of the 31st Mountain Regiment in 1918. de Caryale began publishing treatises on modern warfare after his second stay in the [[Yonderian Command and Staff College]], notably the ''[[Treatise on Modern Warfare]]'' from 1919 in which he theorized about maneuver warfare in future wars including combined arms operations and defence-in-depth tactics. Thanks to his academy training and the interest in his writings, de Caryale was invited to join the [[Urcea|Urcean]] [[Collegium Scientificum#Imperial War College|Imperial War College]] in 1923, for which he was granted administrative furlough from the [[Yonderian Defence Force]].
de Caryale attended the [[Yonderian Command and Staff College]] in [[Willing]] from 1913-14 and again in 1917-18 when he graduated as Major. de Caryale stayed with the [[9th Vollardic Mountain Division]] divisional staff, becoming deputy commander of the 31st Mountain Regiment in 1918. de Caryale began publishing treatises on modern warfare after his second stay in the [[Yonderian Command and Staff College]], notably the ''[[Treatise on Modern Warfare]]'' from 1919 in which he theorized about maneuver warfare in future wars including combined arms operations and defence-in-depth tactics. Thanks to his academy training and the interest in his writings, de Caryale was invited to join the [[Urcea|Urcean]] [[Collegium Scientificum#Imperial War College|Imperial War College]] in 1923, for which he was granted administrative furlough from the [[Yonderian Defence Force]].
 
===At the Urcean Imperial War College===
===At the Urcean Imperial War College===
[[File:Oesch_committee_1931.jpg|thumb|de Caryale third from left with the Dioni Committee]]
[[File:Oesch_committee_1931.jpg|thumb|de Caryale third from left with the Dioni Committee]]
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