Thank you for the kind words. And now to the Great War Council:

Großer Generalstab : Bitburg, 16. September 1914

After consideration of the reports of the field armies the O Ia department of the Operationsabteilung of the Großer Generalstab under Oberstleutnant Gerhard Tappen proposed the ...

Time for another perspective shift to the German Imperial Headquarters:

The situation

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With the Schlieffen-Moltke plan having clearly failed to take Paris or destroy the French armies east of Paris and several French counter attacks occurring in the ...

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Source of the journals: https://gallica.bnf.fr/accueil/fr/html/accueil-fr

15 September 1914

Offensives and counter-offensives continue unabated, even the Belgians getting in on the action today and winning a battle.

News from Maubeuge:

The heavy and super heavy German ...

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Source of the journals: https://gallica.bnf.fr/accueil/fr/html/accueil-fr

14 September 1914

On most of the front combat is erupting today, leaving thousands dead and wounded on both sides. The French counter attacks continue and achieve tangible goals while on the Aisne river ...

I had initially looked at a eastern front 1914 version because I find the Austro-Russian Galician campaigns fascinating but the amount of work involved is too much for now. Franco-Prussian war of 1870 I also considered but again a lot of work (less so since the same map could be used) so for now on ...

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Source of the journals: https://gallica.bnf.fr/accueil/fr/html/accueil-fr

13 September 1914

The French counter attacks continue and score some victories.

Schelde front:
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The siege of the forts continue with little progress ...

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Source of the journals: https://gallica.bnf.fr/accueil/fr/html/accueil-fr

12 September 1914

The blue and red wave crashes into the Feldgrau line today. Artillery exacts it's bloody toil and infantry charges lead to heavy casualties on both sides.

News from Antwerpen and ...

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Source of the journals: https://gallica.bnf.fr/accueil/fr/html/accueil-fr

11 September 1914

The French counterattack begins !

News from Maubeuge:

The sige continues, now fort de Hautmont is taking most of the German artillery fire.

Antwerpen and Leie Area:
https://i ...

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Source of the journals: https://gallica.bnf.fr/accueil/fr/html/accueil-fr

10 September 1914

The preparation for the big French counterattack are ongoing and Généralissime Joffre announced to his army commanders that tomorrow September 11 will be the day of days.

News from ...

I uploaded the mod for download, you can find it here https://forums.matrixgames.com/viewtopic.php?t=418571

I'll continue this AAR for fun for some more turns, seeing how the French counter attacks will go.

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Welcome to my Westfront 1914 Mod. It covers the Western front from August 5th to November 1914.

It is PvP only.

I introduced it through an AAR, that also was a testing of the mod, you can find plenty of screenshots of the mod there: https://forums ...

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Source of the journals: https://gallica.bnf.fr/accueil/fr/html/accueil-fr

9 September 1914

The siege of the allied forts continue from Verdun to Antwerpen while the field armies continue de maneuver.

News from Antwerpen and Maubeuge:

German artillery continues it's work ...

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Source of the journals: https://gallica.bnf.fr/accueil/fr/html/accueil-fr

8 September 1914

Renewed fighting around Antwerpen punctuates a rather bloodless day for once. Both sides moving into position to attack or counter attack.

Antwerpen:
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Source of the journals: https://gallica.bnf.fr/accueil/fr/html/accueil-fr

7 September 1914

The retreat continues while GQG plans for two counter attacks. The ministry of war finally agrees to unlock some heavy artillery from Langres, Belfort and Epinal for use in the field ...

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Source of the journals: https://gallica.bnf.fr/accueil/fr/html/accueil-fr

6 September 1914

The allied retreat continues towards the Aisne after the Meuse line broke. Chauvoncourt falls to the Bavarians confirming the threat of a German push between Toul and Verdun.

News from ...

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Source of the journals: https://gallica.bnf.fr/accueil/fr/html/accueil-fr

5 September 1914

Maubeuge is now cut-off from the French line while the Meuse line is crumbling as several forts fall and Mezières is conquered by the Germans.

Oise front:
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Source of the journals: https://gallica.bnf.fr/accueil/fr/html/accueil-fr

4 September 1914

Fort de Troyon is the second fort of the Meuse to fall to the Bavarians. The rest of the frontline is moving slowly on the Meuse and much faster towards the Oise river.

St. Quentin ...

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Source of the journals: https://gallica.bnf.fr/accueil/fr/html/accueil-fr

3 September 1914

Things calm down around Antwerpen but the Germans intensify their combined attacks against 4. and 5. Armée . General Lanzerac finally gives the order to retreat to the Hirson/Rocroi line ...

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Source of the journals: https://gallica.bnf.fr/accueil/fr/html/accueil-fr

2 September 1914

Fort de Liouville falls to the Bavarians forcing the Division marocaine back across the Meuse. The rest of the battlefield is dominated by artillery duels and the maneuvering of both ...

Thank you. Unless I find a big problem I'm planning to put the mod up for download before I go visit some family in mid September, so people can try it out for themselves and give their opinion/results on the balance.