Inner German power struggle derailed 1915 Baltic drive
War editor outlines Ludendorff revelations of 1915 clash among army chiefs. Banished plans by Falkenhayn and Bethmann Hollweg led to a failed push on Russia, while Hindenburg and Ludendorff faced courtly opposition and loss of command.
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My Thoughts and Actions by General Ludendorff
Ludendorff recounts strategic debates with Falkenhayn and decisions during the July to August 1915 offensives in Poland. He details plans to strike along the Niemen and Vistula, the Osowiec defenses, logistical strains, and the capture of Warsaw, Novo Georgievsk, and Kovno amid Russian withdrawal and Allied repositioning.
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