The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-01
REVIEW OF EDD AND
FLOW OF BATTLE IS
GIVEN BY A WRITER
Associated Press Correspondent
Sums Up the Situation on tho
Eastern and Western Fronts
Until Beginning Of September,
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OF the ebb and flow Of the tides Of
German forces ON the eastern ana
western fronts during the various
phases Of the war from the opening CT
hostliitie- In 1914, tin the beginning
OF september, 1917, is obtained from
carefully complied Information which
the correspondent " the Associated
Ilress II ena bied TO transmit.
From this II Is gathered that her
the stested the war b. N
N1ding Belgium they launched it9V
battaiions u Infantry formed into % a
divisions " four regiments eacp on
TO the Franco belgian front. while
on the Russian front they em'loyed
only 322 battalions formed into 20
divisions of -four regiments each. ON
september l this year they had on the
Franco Belgian British front. 1899
6a'taiions formed into ii7 divisions.
some VI which were OF three lad 9TH
ers OF -four regiments each. while on
the Russo Lithuanian front s5i 1gt-
talions formed into 81 divisions we've
In line. II will thus be seen that the
German armies ON the fighting fronts
have been increased in the three years
OF war from 1872 battalions to s33t
battalions.
A review OF the different periods
OF the war viii show how these troops
have been employed at various times,
according TO whether the principal ef-
fort OF the Germans has been directed
toward the western or the eastern
front.
In August 1914 the attention ~ the
German high command was absorbed
by the attack on Belgium and France.
while the Russian front was rcsarded
as q secondary occupation. A. that
time the infantry effectives IN the
western front numbered 1870 hattal-
ions In 95is divisions. each division
consisting OF four regiments. ON the
eastern front, the Germans then had
see batalions comprising 26's divis-
ions.
when the battle % the User WAS
fought In November. 1914. The Ger
mans intensified their effort in the
ives; and brought IN their effectiv"s
TO a higher figure snd AZ the same
time increased the number OF bati1l-
Ions on their eastern front So that
they then had l2a3 battalions on the
western front and 500 on the eastern
front
Then came IN. Russian offensive "a
Gaiicia and 20 check the Russian adj
vance toward the German frontier,
Germany was compelled to throw
more troops ~ her eastern front. IN
creaslng the number ~ Datialion-
there in September. 1915. To $50 To
do this 81 was necessary to reduce the
number ~ German bsttalions 1n The
western front from 1898 to ii2o.
Many divisions were transferred
from the eastern TO the western Tuni
when the Germans gathered Their
forces for the beginning Of the great
battle Of Verdun with the result tina
man battalions on the western front
In June. 1915. there were 1876 Ger
man battalion on the western front
and those on the eastern front were
reduced from $50 20 So
The German drive against Ruman'a
Vas made possible by adding more
than 300 battalious to their eastern
battlelinc bringing the total on 'h'
eastern front 10 SOC This was don't
without reducing the number ~ ba'
talious on the western 'front.' hel""
1900.
when he fTcnCn ana hiiN'Sh "'r"'
their great offensive operations in JUS
1917. the Germans were compellen u
bring fresh forces to the western from
increasing their battalions there u
ii56 but reducing the number on thei'
eastern front only to $50. S~ubscqucnt'l
the German battaiiOns along the l'uS
sian battleline were increased ny IN
addition 81 more thsn 700 bat'nll"hS
i. bringing the total there 10 800 'l
September I Of this year. These Wer'
divided into ~ divisions Of three req
o mentS each. During this moNenleh
the battalions on the western iron
= were reduced to 1869. divided into -
divisions and that IL believed 70 nay
been the number on the German wes'
y ern front on september !. THESE t's
% ures do NOT include any German troop
on garrison duty In the Inferior q
d the country nor those Maintain"
T. lines Of communications