German Armistice Move Stunned Berlin in October 1918
The note details how Ludendorff and the Reichstag elites faced reality after four years of war, outlining the push for an armistice timed with a new government. It cites shortages, morale issues, and a plan to despatch peace terms based on Wilson’s points, amid Berlin confusion and press censorship.
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Spa
Foreign Office
Baron von Dem Busche
Wilson
von Hintze
von Haeften
Berlin
Serbia
von Payer
von Gundall
von Winterfeldt
Brinckmann
Vanselow
German High Command Presses Peace Offer Amid Front Strains
General von Ludendorff recounts G H Q demand for immediate peace talks on Sept. 29 and notes worsening western reserves after the Macedonian front collapse. He warns that continued fighting risks heavy German losses and urges evacuation of the battle for an honorable peace.
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Max of
Baden
Count von Hertling
Ludendorff Reveals Wilson Armistice Response
The report says Ludendorff will disclose tomorrow how, after Wilson’s first armistice reply, he urged Germany to fight on for better terms. He disputes claims his pessimistic army assessment pushed Berlin toward any peace.
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Ludendorff
Wilson
Expert analyzes Ludendorff story by Goetz comments
Colonel Robert C. Goetz U S Army, West Point graduate and Harvard military science professor, analyzes Ludendorff Own Story. He recently toured French battlefields including Flanders, Chateau Thierry, Meuse Argonne and St Mihiel to study offensives.
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Robert Charles Goetz
Field Artillery
Boston Post
Ludendorff
Clarence R. Edwards
Goetz
West Point
Post
Department of Military Scieice
Harvard University
War Department
France
Flanders
Chateau Thierry
Meuse-Argonne
St. Mihiel
Gullibility Of German Public In Ludendorff Tale
The article argues that the German people and Reichstag remained ignorant of true war conditions through 1918. It accuses leaders of distorting facts, noting Hindenburg’s October 3 1918 note claimed army cohesion and success despite clear evidence to the contrary.
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Ludendorff
Reichstag
Hindenburg
Spokesman von dem Busche Accuses Morale Decline in Reichstag Speech
The speech by Major von dem Busche is charged with exposing defeat and urging continued war to devastate enemy lands. He allegedly echoed Hindenburg while warning of treasonous morale and portraying Germany as already ruined. Ludendorff reportedly influenced the draft.
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Balkans
Bulgaria
Baron von Dem Busche
Reichstag
Berlin
Hert- Ying
Max of
Baden
Count von Roedern
Spa
Baron von Demsche
von Peyer
Max
von Dem Busche
Germany
Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Admiral Sims' Son Looks Like Daddy in Uniform
The admiral’s young son wishes to follow his father into the Navy and dreams of wearing a naval uniform. He is described as the admiral’s most loyal little sailor boy and eager to resemble him in appearance and attire.
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Admiral Sims
Admiral
Arch Deceiver’s Revelations Mark Guilt Without Confession
A political figure is branded the arch deceiver as his revelations imply guilt for a monstrous crime against his country though he stops short of a formal confession. The text argues he lacked courage and was clearly conscious of the crime.
Deception and doubt surround Ludendorff’s wartime motives
The article questions Ludendorff's courage and seeks to cast doubt on his desire to mislead the German public through propaganda. It notes his alleged aim to prolong the war for a so called honorable peace while German forces collapsed, and it contrasts his stance with the frank speech attributed to Major von dem Busche.
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Spain
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Italy
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Russia
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Gyees
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