The Moltke Plan

[06 Maestro]

The war has begun. The first major action came about with the German 1st Army moving on Kovno. It was assumed that there would be a victory for Germany, but at what price to be paid. As it was, it could have gone better.

The German 2nd Army defeated a detachment from the Russian 2nd Army and the 3rd made progress into western Poland-it achieved a breakthrough thus opening the road to Warsaw. This is very good timing.

[06 Maestro]

The O.E.'s 3rd Army had a resounding success in its attack on the Armenian Front. Although this will never be more than a secondary theater, the more the Turks do here, the fewer Russians will be available for the main front. All help is welcomed-and needed.

[06 Maestro]

The German 8th Army strikes north of Memel on it mission of a feint towards Riga. After the Russian 1st Army withdraws, the 8th Army will build a front from the coast to the left flank of the German 1st Army.

[06 Maestro]

The A/H army is off to a good start.

[06 Maestro]

The Russian 4th Army launched an attack against the A/H 1st Army-this apparently was not a good move for the Russians. This was a significant defeat. It opens the possibility of the A/H's reaching Warsaw before the Germans.

[06 Maestro]

The Serbians launched an attack against the A/H 5th Army-which was actually intercepting the Sebian forces flanking into A/H territory. Conrad is happy about the results.

[06 Maestro]

The Sebs have been taught a lesson-they will get a few more.

[06 Maestro]

The Western Front heated up with a large French attack on Saarburg. This was somewhat expected by the German High Command, and thus the 6th Army was ready to repel this invasion. 2 division were split off forming a corp which would stay in Colburg. The main body of the 6th army was set to intercept-which meant it was ready to assist its detachments in Saarburg. With a 100% setting for intercept reaction, the French attack failed.

[06 Maestro]

The French also took aim at Luxembourg. This time the French forces were just too strong to be held back-a serious defeat, but fortunately, the French reserves must have been depleted as there was no breakthrough attack.

[06 Maestro]

The OE 3rd Army is somewhat damaged after it successful assault on Kars. There will need to be another strike on this front, but it may have to wait a month so this army can be repaired. Perhaps some good intelligence could alter this and the offensive can continue. The CP does have access to some spy's-those have been held in reserve.

[06 Maestro]

This is the situation on the Serbian Front in Late August/early September. The X denotes the location where the A/H 5th Army defeated the Serbian forces in the Battle of Vukovar. The Serbians shall be pursued-they are out of supply now and will be easy to defeat. They should try to make it back into Serbian territory in September.

[06 Maestro]

Losses for the German Empire were severe enough to cause some loss of national will. This loss is more than offset by the effects of capturing 2 major Russian cities along with battlefield success. None the less, the loss should be noted.

[06 Maestro]

The Russian Empire has also suffered a loss of national will (NW) due to casualties and battles/cities lost. These reflect the actions of the first month of war (which is represented in 2 military phases-the only such month). This report is for a battle lost against the A/H forces.

[06 Maestro]

The French Navy got busy fairly quickly. The CP were aware that the French Mediteranean Fleet set out to sea. However, it was not know where they were headed.

This is a threat that was not expected.

[06 Maestro]

Here is the Eastern Front situation map at the close of August 1914. There have been some costly battles, but the Russians have been driven back in the areas where they should have been. The KuK is ecstatic. There was some apprehension about being able to support a major, long range invasion with the forces at hand. It has mostly been successful. The southern front is a little shaky at the moment, but the Second Army will be arriving in September, and that should be more than adequate to shore up the right flank.

Moltke the younger is likewise exuberant from the successes of the Imperial Army. The 3rd Army appears to be well on its way to capturing Warsaw on its own-and in short order. The first Army had a horribly costly battle, but won the required victory. This was followed up by crossing the Neiman River and also turning south into Kovno. The surrender of the fortress city of Kovno was not expected. The siege was only a couple of weeks long and the siege guns never fired a shot.

From the situations which have occurred at the front, it is assumed that whatever NW/moral boost the Russian Empire gained due to the CP targeting them first was lost due to the Rasputin effect. In multiple staff studies the fortress of Kovno never capitulated so quickly. This is a good omen-Mars has smiled upon us.

[06 Maestro]

September of 1914 has come and gone leaving some great changes in the operational and strategic situation.. Some of these changes were expected, and some were not. The shocking political event was that the UK joined in the war as allies of France and Russia. Diplomats were sent to London-clearly more powerful diplomats should have been used.


The operational situation in the east has improved for the CP to a large degree. The advance has continued along the planed path, but with lower losses and with greater speed that was expected. Grodno fell to the 1st Army after a rapid advance and a short siege. Warsaw fell to the 3rd Army. The Russian national will is clearly weakening.

The A/H Army continued its advance from Galacia with some notable success. Unfortunately, the A/H Army which had won a significant victory at Kielce in late August was not able to fully recover its losses. Replacements were available, but that army had absorbed as many as it could-and was still short. It remained on the defensive throughout September.

In Serbia the 5th A/H Army, flush with victory, struck at the Serbian Army-with mixed results. The Serbs suffered much greater losses, but the 5th Army was compelled to leave the field to the Serbs.

The Western Front saw another heavy French attack on German lines. There was also what appeared to be a very half hearted attack into Saarland.

On the Armenian Front, the Turkish 3rd Army continued with it advance east of Kars after a small battle.

There has been no contact with British troops yet, but there was some mention of them in the newspapers.

[06 Maestro]

Despite a couple more large French attack, the German lines held. The crises has now passed. With the advent of winter, and the large numbers of units that have finished their mobilization, the T.E forces have small chance of significant success in the west.

Reinforcements will be most welcomed to the 6th Army. Like the A/H 1st Army, it could not absorb all the replacements it required after the Battle of Saarland in August.

[06 Maestro]

The results of another Battle of Colmar

[06 Maestro]

During the Battle of Bosnjaci The Serbs won the day, but it may turn out to be a Pyrrhic victory.

[06 Maestro]

Action on the Armenian Front is dying off. The Russians seem to have a shortage of units in the area. This is just an assumption, as the fog of war can be misleading. The Turk 3rd Army is holding the whole front. Reinforcements, in the way of another army, are on the war. It is taking quite a long time for the new 1st Army units to reach the front. It is a forgone conclusion that it will arrive after good campaigning weather has passed. 1915 will see some major efforts on the Armenian Front-if the English don't raise too much a stink in Palestine.