Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-27
BY GEN. ERICH Won LUDENDoRFF

on the northern flank of the retreat
ing host, via Wilma, with such force
that the summer campaign of 1913
would end in a decisive defeat of the
Russian armies The harder we press
ed our advance from East Galicia INTO
the area east of the Bug, the more
likely were we to achieve this success,
Kaiser Repeats His Plans.
The attack on Kovno was facilitated
by the fact that our line had been so
far advanced that it was possible to
bring our heaviest artillery into posi-
ton.
The preparations for the operations
against kovno were just about to be
begun when his majesty commanded
me and the field marshal to go to
Posen for July /. Here. at the sug-
restion of the chief of the general
staff, and after having heard the
field marshal's proposals, the kaiser
decided that the Polish offensive
| should be continued, and, in parucu-
| lar. that the 18th army should break
| through tn eenemy line facing them,
and push on to the Narow, while the
| 9th army and General Won Woyrsch
should advance toward the Vistula
The allied armies We're also to con-
| tinue the advance between the Bug
and the Nistula,
our general staff believed that in
| these operations part of the Russian
, forces sttll in the bend of the Nistula
could be annihilated. | had to keep
my yies5s to myself and hope that the
movement / wanted would be carried
out when General Won Gallwitz had
reached the Narew, and found that he
also could not make progress by
means of frontal attacks. | thought
that even then there would still be
time to put it into execution.
The advance of our line in Lithu-
ania and Courland by the troops al
ready there might serve as a favora-
BILE intro luction to the operation But
we had to abandon any idea of getting
: the reinforcements hitherto earmark-
ed for Courland, and taking kovno.
Heavy Force Concentrated.
; In accordance with the instructions
, from general headquarters, prepare
tons for the crossing of the NareN
were now begun on an extensive
scale Not only the 18th army, but
the right wing of the Sth army also
! were got into position, so that tho
: 9th army should advance between
. the Vistula and the Schkwa with Pull
) tusk Roshan as their objective, an(
the Sth army should reach the rive
$ between the Schkwa and the moutl
7 of the PISA.
9 General Won GallwitZ decided tc
. make his opening move on either sid
: of Prasnysz eco miles north of War
Y saw. In preparation for the attaci
] we had concentrated especially in tn
area of the 18th army. what was the
e for the eastern front a very larg
a amount of heavy artillery. tLuden
n dorff's description of the forces in
: volved shows Gallwitz had upwards 0
y 300.0 600 men for this drive.)
3 Both armies began the attack o.
e July Is. Thanks to the careful organ
e ization by the army headquarters
G staff. and the excellent spirit of tn
y troops. it was entirely successful.
Il General Won Gallwitz's division
gained ground, got right into the en-
h emys system of defenses, and con
/ tinued to press forward On the i5tf
d after heavy fighting. a strong rear
t. guard position was stormed, and b
!! the 18th the Narew had been reach