Ludendorff's Bluff Tactics at Hindenburg Line Retreat
In October 1918 Ludendorff pursued a high stakes bluff, pressuring Berlin for peace while persuading allies the German army could still mount a long defense. Propaganda framed the Hindenburg line retreat as defensive, as Foch pressed Germany to delay, yet the line was breached before ready.
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Berlin
Germany
Hindenburg Line
Foch
Hindenburg
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Dixmude
Armentieres
Fourth
Roulers
Menin
Kortemarck
Wervicq
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Ingelmunster-Courtrai
Sixt von Arnim
Humser
Hermann Line
Becloo
Lys
Flanders
Cambrai
le Catelet
Bohain
New York
Valenciennes
Douai
Lecce
la Fere
St. Quentin
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Lille
Seventh
First Army
Fismes
Seventh Army
Chemin Des Dames
Americanus
Champagne
Meuse
Argonne
Hunding-Brunhild
Laon-Marie-Sissone-Aisne
Rethel
Grand Pre
Dictated Review of World War Fronts and Ludendorff's Rhetoric
General Erich von Ludendorff narrates ongoing western front battles from late September, detailing Allied pincer tactics, German retreats to the Hermann line, and army reallocations. He condemns morale strain, evacuees, and logistic strain while criticizing Wilson notes and Allied offenses.
Expert analyzes Ludendorff story by US Army colonel
Colonel Robert Charles Goetz of the 14 Artillery, Boston Post commentator, discusses the military diplomatic and historical aspects of Ludendorff's Own Story. A West Point graduate, Goetz once served with Major General Edwards staff and now heads Harvard military science from a recent European battlefield tour.
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Robert Charles Goetz
Artillery
Boston Post
Ludendorff
Clarence R. Edwards
Goetz
West Point
Post
Department of Military Science
Harvard University
War Department
S$ Department
Onnare
France
Flanders
Chateau Thierry
Meuse-Argonne
St. Mihiel
Death Knell of the German Empire in World War I Rally
A Boston Post article by Colonel Robert C. Goetz profiles the Allied western front offensive and the rapid German collapse. It notes July 18 as the turning point at the Marne, with subsequent Allied advances and German retreats through late summer 1918, highlighting Ludendorff's faltering leadership.
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Paris
Brussels
Entente
Wilson
Western Front
Marne
Ludendorff
Three Day Campaign to Raise 10000 for Dorchester Y
A three day effort launches in Dorchester Centre to raise 10000 for a two year community Y work programme. A dinner and rally will mobilize 100 workers in 26 teams across Harvard Cod-Lower Mills Ashmont districts. The management committee includes Frederick A. Gaskins chairman and George H. Doggett secretary with other named members.
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Dorchester Centre
Harvard
Cod
Man Square
Ashmont
Dorchester
Frederick A. Gaskins
George H. Doggett
Albert H. Curtis
William EE. Noyes
Williaml. Anderson
W. W. Howe
R. H. Mair
W. M. Picken
George Eddy
J. L. Barney
Reuben Swan
Miner C. Cone
Wayne Shipman
J. H. Richardson
T. E. Cushing
Have Dark Hair And Look Young
Grandmother kept her hair beautifully darkened with Sage Tea and Sulphur. The simple Wyeth companion restores natural color and sheen to gray hair, making it look glossy and youthful with easy daily use.
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Wyeth
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