January 23, 1914
Trouble has been brewing between the upstart and successful team of Hindenburg and Ludendorf, who had achieved important successes in Prussia and the German Commander in Chief, Falkenkayn. The latest bone of contention concerned whether to send an army to the Austrian Conrad to push the successful Russian Army back across the frontier of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Falkenhayn, in order to dissolve the team, has ordered Ludendorf south away from Prussia ad Hindenburg and is refusing to commit an army to the assistance of Austria. After a political power struggle with the over matched Kaiser at its center, Falkenhayn is left in charge but is ordered to support Conrad's move against Russia. Ludendorf, after a decent interval, is to be returned to his mentor Hindenburg to help coordinate a northern push. The ill-conceived and ill-led Austrian expedition immediately meets with problems common to winter campaigns.
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