Ludendorff pressed for more troops as Germany neared collapse
With millions dead and a breaking army, Ludendorff demanded additional soldiers from the home front and eastern front. The cabinet balked, Bolshevism rose at home, and the government moved toward surrender to Wilson rather than further conscription. Philip Scheidemann relayed the workers' defiant reply, and Prince Max's cabinet resisted.
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Ludendorff
Poland
Ukraine
Philip Scheidemann
Wilson
Prince Max
Groner
Germany Faces Last Stand Amid Wilson Notes And Bolshevik Threats
In an October 1918 war cabinet meeting in Berlin General Erich von Ludendorff outlines Germany’s dilemma over Wilson’s notes, the submarine campaign, and the Bolshevik danger. He argues for a firm reply to retain honor and avoid capitulation while weighing the Ukraine fortress and reinforcements.
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Entente
West
Clemenceau
Lloyd George
France
England
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Berlin
Heye
Hoffmann
von Lynder
Liebknecht
Herr Joffe
Lenine
Mark
Brandenburg
Herr Solf
Bolshevism. But While “Vorwaerts
Joffe
Russia
German War Notes Show Ludendorff Pressing for Peace and Submarine War
An analysis of Ludendorff's statements reveals a push to continue the fight, demand for armistice talks with clear terms, and critique of Allied pressures. It contrasts his wartime rhetoric with political shifts in Germany as leaders change, stressing the impact on morale and strategic choices amid looming defeats.
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Wilson
East Prussia
Tannenberg
Rennenkampf
Germany
Ebert
Social Democrats
Admiral Scheer
England
Wolf
Ludendorff
Berlin
Expert Analyzes Ludendorff Story For Daily Post Readers
The Daily and Sunday Post will continue installments on Ludendorff’s resignation and Germany’s battle stance. Colonel Robert C Goetz, UCSA, West Point graduate and Harvard Military Science professor, will provide military diplomatic and historical analysis of the case from the front lines of war reporting. He recently toured France’s battlefields including Flanders Chateau Thierry Meuse Argonne and St Mihiel.
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Field Artillery
UC. S. A
Boston Post
Ludendorff
Clarence R. Edwards
Goetz
West Point
Post
Department of Military Science
Harvard Sere
War Department
Det
Gaeta
France
Flanders
Chateau Thierry
Meuse-Argonne
St. Mihiel
Quotations Reveal Ludendorff's Shifting Peace Stance
The piece contrasts Ludendorff’s Sept 23 statement calling for an end to the war with his Sept 25 remark that war outcomes are uncertain and luck plays a role. It cites Berlin war cabinet context and mentions Kaiser’s peace proposal via Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands.
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Germany
War Cabinet
Berlin
von Hintze
The
Netherlands
D A R Meeting Set With Noted Speakers
John Paul Jones Chapter DAR plans its first fall meeting next Wednesday October 8 at 3 in Faelen Hall. Speakers include Mary White Mullen on ABF work in France and Germany and Mrs. Fannie Fern Andrews on Paris peace conference experiences.
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Faelen Hall
Army
Navy
Mary White Mullen
France
Germany
Fannie Fern Andrews
Paris
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Ence
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