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Ludendorff recalls East Prussia crisis and rise to command
In his account the instructions to defend East Prussia hinge on delaying retreat and holding key fortresses as Russian forces press from the Niemen area. Ludendorff describes the strategic choice to mobilize, the urgent call from Moltke, and his sense of duty to the Emperor and fatherland during August.
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Eee
Ludendorff
Wes
Great General Staff
von Buelow
East Prussia
Belgium
Sambre
von Moltke
von Stein
Coblens
Prussia
von Rochow
Wavre
Sean
Gen. von Stein
von Hindenberg
Count von Schieffen
Coblenz
von Schultz
Twentieth Army Corps
Baat Proasia
Rumian Narew
Samsonoff
Gilgenburg
Allenstein
Seventieth Landwehr
Thorn
Vistula
Chain of Lakes
Eighth Army