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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1919
Page
6
The article portrays Ludendorff pledging victory to the Kaiser while planning large offensives. He doubts breakthrough success yet aims to weaken the Allies to stop American intervention. He trains the army in new tactics and imposes rigid discipline amid domestic unrest and army agitation.
The document outlines Ludendorff and high command's view on a planned western offensive, detailing training, doctrine, and leadership, with emphasis on open formations, anti tank measures, and the need to maximize manpower and morale despite recruit shortages and high enemy casualties. It discusses front strength, Austro Hungarian and Bulgarian contributions, and the challenge of securing enough recruits and materiel for a sustained attack.
The text notes growing agitation from Independent Socialists and strikes, warning the war effort could falter if public morale does not sharpen. It records the first German Soldiers and Workers' Council forming at Reinickendorf and describes a shift from 1914 military vigor to a hardened militia.
The note indicates a continuation promise across tomorrow's Post and the Daily and Sunday edition. It suggests an ongoing story scheduled for future publication.
Colonel Robert Goets US Army discusses General Ludendorff's Own Story with focus on military, diplomatic, and historical aspects. The Harvard appointed professor recently toured French battlefields including Flanders, Chateau-Thierry, Meuse-Argonne, and St Mihiel to study offensives.
Colonel Goetz notes Ludendorff briefing the Kaiser on plans for a March West offensive. He stresses vast requirements across economy, politics, and patriotism termed spiritual forces, plus the need for disciplined officers and mobilized home front support amid wartime inflation, birth rate decline, and morale strain.
The fragment outlines economic strain and social unrest in Germany amid war, noting manpower shortages, inflation, and debt. It critiques Ludendorff's view of morale and predicts ruin, while questioning Germany’s ignorance of American military strength and the looming threat from U S forces.
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