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February 1915
“FULL BETRAYAL!” were the headlines in all the papers in Germany. It’s the reaction to the news from Rome. Italy has not only backed out of the Triple Alliance, they now have pledge allegiance to the Allied Powers.
The momentum of the war is now firmly in the hands of the Allied Powers. Kaiser Wilhelm agrees to Admiral Tirpitz ‘total naval war’ on Britain, especially since Falkenhayn has approved the measure. The Kaiser is now more reclusive than ever, and has no choice but to follow all the recommendations of his military commanders. He calls up Chancellor Bethmann and informs him, “I was at first against the idea of attacking merchant vessels in Britain. But now we have to.”
“That’s too much, the world will rise up against us”, responds Bethmann, whom is deep down a commie, and hoping to end the war soon.
“They’re already against us! I don’t want this, but the world has forced it upon Germany”, says Wilhelm, repeating the line that Tirpitz told him.
“Neutral nations might be swayed to join the Alliance, if we start attacking their merchant vessels, including the Yankees”, warns Bethmann.
Calmly the Kaiser responds, “so be it.”
The next few days, the world is stunned when Germany proclaims that the waters around the islands of Britain will be considered a war zone.
The Western Front
Battle of Metz:
Back in his office in Berlin, Chief General Falkenhayn reads over the secret documents of ‘Operation Thrust’. It is the plan to retake Metz! Recently Falkenhayn has become a very unpopular figure, due to his reluctance to take the fight to the French, or Russians. Now Falkenhayn has no choice, as even the Kaiser has hinted at “possible reorganization”, if things didn’t change.
Operation Thrust was to be led primarily the Bavarians and Hessians. In his office, holding a prayer book, Falkenhayn makes his assistant inform him of every move in the battlefield. Late in the work-day at around 18:00 hours, the assistant comes storming in, with the papers in hand, “Sir, the men have left Saarbrücken for some time now, the battle for Metz will be under way soon!”
At that moment, the nerves already inside Falkenhayn’s stomach become even more intense. He hates this feeling and is scared of developing an ulcer. He is aware that no more news would be coming for some time, so he decides to go home, to drink it up.
The next day, Falkenhayn’s wife attempts to wake him up early in the morning. Falkenhayn responds violently, “Damn you woman, I need to get my sleep.” The alcohol has done it’s job, Falkenhayn has no thoughts on the battle, as he has forgotten it even exists.
Later that evening, at around 18:00 hours, Falkenhayn is awoken, finally, by the constant ringing of the telephone. It’s one of the military advisors saying, “We have the bridges on the Mosel! Metz is practically ours!” Still groggy from waking up so suddenly, Falkenhayn says “Excellent, excellent.” Suddenly Falkenhayn realizes what was just said, cracking a smile Falkenhayn says to himself, “Thank God, I get to keep my job.”
Battle of Metz - Casualties:
Deutschland
2 G. Infantry
France
10 F. Infantry
2 A. Car
“FULL BETRAYAL!” were the headlines in all the papers in Germany. It’s the reaction to the news from Rome. Italy has not only backed out of the Triple Alliance, they now have pledge allegiance to the Allied Powers.
The momentum of the war is now firmly in the hands of the Allied Powers. Kaiser Wilhelm agrees to Admiral Tirpitz ‘total naval war’ on Britain, especially since Falkenhayn has approved the measure. The Kaiser is now more reclusive than ever, and has no choice but to follow all the recommendations of his military commanders. He calls up Chancellor Bethmann and informs him, “I was at first against the idea of attacking merchant vessels in Britain. But now we have to.”
“That’s too much, the world will rise up against us”, responds Bethmann, whom is deep down a commie, and hoping to end the war soon.
“They’re already against us! I don’t want this, but the world has forced it upon Germany”, says Wilhelm, repeating the line that Tirpitz told him.
“Neutral nations might be swayed to join the Alliance, if we start attacking their merchant vessels, including the Yankees”, warns Bethmann.
Calmly the Kaiser responds, “so be it.”
The next few days, the world is stunned when Germany proclaims that the waters around the islands of Britain will be considered a war zone.
The Western Front
Battle of Metz:
Back in his office in Berlin, Chief General Falkenhayn reads over the secret documents of ‘Operation Thrust’. It is the plan to retake Metz! Recently Falkenhayn has become a very unpopular figure, due to his reluctance to take the fight to the French, or Russians. Now Falkenhayn has no choice, as even the Kaiser has hinted at “possible reorganization”, if things didn’t change.
Operation Thrust was to be led primarily the Bavarians and Hessians. In his office, holding a prayer book, Falkenhayn makes his assistant inform him of every move in the battlefield. Late in the work-day at around 18:00 hours, the assistant comes storming in, with the papers in hand, “Sir, the men have left Saarbrücken for some time now, the battle for Metz will be under way soon!”
At that moment, the nerves already inside Falkenhayn’s stomach become even more intense. He hates this feeling and is scared of developing an ulcer. He is aware that no more news would be coming for some time, so he decides to go home, to drink it up.
The next day, Falkenhayn’s wife attempts to wake him up early in the morning. Falkenhayn responds violently, “Damn you woman, I need to get my sleep.” The alcohol has done it’s job, Falkenhayn has no thoughts on the battle, as he has forgotten it even exists.
Later that evening, at around 18:00 hours, Falkenhayn is awoken, finally, by the constant ringing of the telephone. It’s one of the military advisors saying, “We have the bridges on the Mosel! Metz is practically ours!” Still groggy from waking up so suddenly, Falkenhayn says “Excellent, excellent.” Suddenly Falkenhayn realizes what was just said, cracking a smile Falkenhayn says to himself, “Thank God, I get to keep my job.”
Battle of Metz - Casualties:
Deutschland
2 G. Infantry
France
10 F. Infantry
2 A. Car
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