Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-22

drawn to Wloclawek during the re-
treat of the 9th army.
The fortress of Posen also hat
| given us one main reserve, which haC
formed part of General FrommeP;
corps, and been brilliantly led by Gen.
eral Count Won Bredow in the cam.
paign in Poland. His Landwehr hao
no field kitchens; they attacked the
Russians with the idea of procuring
some--and got them.
The fortress and province of Po-
sen now produced further forces. The
| Posen corps, which was concentrated
round Kalisz was a very strong divi-
sion, and had been equipped with
| great care.
Sought Annihilating Blow.
The more | thought about the prob
lem ahead of us, and realized the posi-
ton and our fearful peril, the firmer
was my resolution, if possible, to turn
the Czestochoya operations into an
overwhelming and annihilating blow.
That alone could definitely save us,
1t was not enough to bring the enemy
merely to standstill. This idea was
not sudden inspiration, but had
been slowly forming in my mind.
AuNl hAOOb5 kAlt III =
chief in the east could spare were
assembled for the advance between
Wreschen and Thorn Con the north
western frontier of Poland. General
Won Conrad. with his soldierly insight,
gave us all possible assistance,
The Sth army had been weakened
and could no longer fulfill the task of
covering the eastern frontier of East
Prussia. This army found operative
support, both in the newly construct
ed positions between Lakes Spirding
and Mauer and the fortified line of
the River Angerapp. The army sue
cessively surrendered its very ex-
hausted 25th reserve CORPS of whose
condition we learned only later and
the list reserve corps. with the LIST and
36th reserve divisions. These troops
were sent to Thorn. in the direction of
the LODI Wloclawek line.
Had to BE Careful of Men.
The commander OF the Sth army,
General Otto Won Below, had now to
husband his resources carefully, in
order to be able to hold the positions
which he might have to occupy in an
emergency. 1t had to be done, even
though the performance of this task
made exceptional demands on both
commanders and en-.
The Zastrow corps received orders
to hold fast at Soldau (S5 miles north
of Warsaw on the East Prussian line),
for the existence of the 18th army ana
the fate of East Prussia depended
on it,
1t would have been particularly
useful if we could have strengthened
this front y strong attack from
MlaWa against the Narew front be-
tween Roshan and Pultusk CAS- miles
northeast of Warsaw would have
been the most effective support for
the operations on the left bank of the
Nistula. But We had to limit our aims
for the success of the flank attack on
the left bank had to be assured. 9th
erwise our resources would merely
have been dissipated.
Had to Bluff the Russians.
1t was as much as we could do if
we MANAGED to strengthen Zastrows
corps sufficiently for it to constitute
a certain threat to north Poland. and
lead the enemy to believe. if only for
a short time that an offensive here
was really intended, Strong Russian
forces were concentrated north of
Novo Georgiewsk (25 miles northwest
of Warsaw. 1 was important for
the battle on the west bank of the
Nistula that they should be held there.
The Westernhagen brigade and
later portion of the new main re-
serve from Thorn were available for
the forward movement up the right |
bank of the Nistula. We had thought |
Of sending them up toward Plock go |
miles down the Vistula from War |
saw, so as to convey a false impress |
sion in conjunction with Zastrow's /
corps. Once in Flock it was possible |
to bring them over and use them in |
he battle on the left side of the Wis |
.ula
The headquarters of the 9Th army |
went to HohensalZa
Those units of the Sth army intend
I'd for Thorn. the LIST and 25th re-
serve corps were to be put under the
command of the 9th army.
The goth army corps and the 3rd
Guard division, which had come from
PIPER Sllesia were detrained south
If Hohensaza and the 177th army
;orps near Gnesen.
Used Strategic Railways.
Won Richthofen's cavalry corps
WITH the 9Th and 9th cavalry divisions,
1890 ii''u Noiie rum lHe west, Were
concentrated at the same place.
The 18th army corps was marched
m German territory through Ostrowo
o the neighborhood of Wreschen (25
niles east of Posen)
Gin the quick transfer of these
roops Ludendorff made use OF the
etWork of strategic railways long
provided by Germany on the Polish
rontier. Thus on a front of 20 miles
etWeen Thorn and Wreschen. rs
1lles, he concentrated some 100000
len.)
General Frommels cavalry corps +
al skirmishes with Russian cavalry
etween the Rivers Prosna and War;
4, east OF Kalisz Con the German
'ontier SO miles west of Lodz), and
1rmed screen behind which the
osen corps took up its positions
The Landsturm. which joined the
reslau corps later. held the line. a
cry thin one, almost up to about
lielun Gao miles south of Kalisz).
rom there to halfway to the Gees
,chova- Cracow line was General Won
'oyrsch, with the 35th reserve divi-
on, Count Won Bredows Landwehr
vision, the Landwehr corps and the
uard reserve corps. minus the Srd
uard division. At this point they
med hands with the Austrian list
my, whose front extended TO the
Istula, South Of the river to thei