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This multi-volume series in six parts is the first English-language translation of Der Weltkrieg, the German official history of the First World War. Originally produced between 1925 and 1944 using classified archival records that were destroyed in the aftermath of the Second World War, Der Weltkrieg is the inside story of Germany's experience on the Western front. Recorded in the words of its official historians, this account is vital to the study of the war and official memory in Weimar and Nazi Germany. Although exciting new sources have been uncovered in former Soviet archives, this work remains the basis of future scholarship. It is essential reading for any scholar, graduate student, or enthusiast of the Great War.
This volume, the second to be published, covers the outbreak of war in July-August 1914, the German invasion of Belgium, the Battles of the Frontiers, and the pursuit to the Marne in early September 1914. The first month of war was a critical period for the German army and, as the official history makes clear, the German war plan was a gamble that seemed to present the only solution to the riddle of the two-front war. But as the Moltke-Schlieffen Plan was gradually jettisoned through a combination of intentional command decisions and confused communications, Germany's hopes for a quick and victorious campaign evaporated.
Contents
Germany's Western Front: Translations from the German Official History of the Great War, 1914, Part 1 edited by Mark Osborne Humphries and John Maker
List of Maps, Sketches, and Figures
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I: The Battle of the Frontiers in the West
1. Introduction
The Two-Front War and Comparison of Strengths
The Outbreak of War
The War's Duration and Economic Management
2. The Campaign Plan for the Western Front
The Historical Development of the Operative Idea
The Campaign Plan in 1914
3. The Deployment
The German Deployment in the West
Initial Border and Railway Security Operations in the West and the Occupation of Luxembourg
The Capture of Fortress Liège
The Strategic Reconnaissance
The Execution of the German Deployment in the West
4. The Beginning of Major Operations
The German OHL before the Start of the Advance
The Advance of the German Wheeling Wing, 18-20 August
The Right Wing (First, Second, and Third Armies)
5. The Battle of the Frontiers
The OHL before the Start of the Battle of the Frontiers
The Battles of Mons and Namur
The Operations of First, Second, and Third Armies on 21 August
The Operations of First, Second, and Third Armies on 22 August
Second and Third Armies, 23 August
The Capture of Namur
First Army's Operations on 23 and 24 August
The OHL during the Frontier Battles
6. The Pursuit
1. The Operations of the German Right Wing until 27 August
Second Army on 25 August
Third Army on 25 and 26 August
Second Army on 26 August
First Army's Pursuit of the British from 25 to 27 August
Second and Third Armies on 27 August
The OHL during the Pursuit-Operations to 27 August
7. Review
Part II: From the Sambre to the Marne
8. The OHL at the Beginning of the New Phase of Operations
9. Operations on the Meuse and Aisne
1. Third Army's Battle North of the Aisne, 28-30 August
2. The Operations of Third and Fourth Armies on the Aisne, 31 August and 1 September
10. The Operations of First and Second Armies to the Oise
1. The Operations of First Army on the Somme and Avre, 28-30 August
2. The Battle at St. Quentin
The Beginning of the Battle, 28 August
The Battle on the Right German Flank on 29 August
The Battle on the Left German Flank on 29 August
Continuation and Conclusion of the Battle on 30 August
11. The OHL, 29-30 August
12. The Pursuit by the German Right Wing to the Marne, 31 August-2 September
1. First Army's Crossing of the Oise (31 August)
2. Second Army's Halt (31 August)
3. First Army's Advance across the Aisne
4. Second Army's Advance on the Aisne
5. First Army's Pursuit Battle South of the Aisne
6. Second Army's Crossing of the Aisne
7. Third Army's Pursuit East of Reims
13. The OHL, 31 August-2 September
14. The Pursuit of the German Right Wing across the Marne on 3-4 September
1. First Army Crosses the Marne
2. Second Army's Advance towards the Marne
3. Third Army's Pursuit Battles up to the River Vesle
4. First Army's Operations South of the Marne
5. Second Army's Pursuit across the Marne
6. Third Army Reaches the Marne
15. The OHL, 3-4 September
Appendices
Appendix 1
Comparison of the Organization of German, French, British, and Belgian Units
Appendix 2
The Strength of the Mutual Forces on the Western Front on 22 August 1914
Bibliography
Index
