Show FLUX AND REFLUX R OF GERMAN ARMY english writer shows how forces were swung to and fro WEST TOTAL NEAR MAXIMUM on sept I 1 the fighting troops the there re he figures reached 1369 batal at ions Rou manlas entry causes swift change with tile french armies the flux and reflux of tile lie german forces on tho the western and eastern en stern fronts together with their rapid augmentation on either cither side whenever occasion called for an increase of effectives have been now clearly set act forth the figures given refer to the various phases of the war starting with tile the invasion of belgium in ili august 1014 going right through the allied offensives of 1015 and 1010 1916 the gernian german operations before verdun the movements on the russian and doumanian Rou manian frontiers and concluding with tile the position us its it was aoa on september 1 this year it will all be seen that in 1014 tile tho germans threw onto the western front including the army that forced its way through belgium 1100 battalions of infantry while on the russian front from which they did not await much activity they teft att ctt only battali battalions om by september 1 this year these totals had been enormously raised for ou on that date they lind had on the franco del bel clarl british front no fewer than 1303 1309 battalions while on the eastern front they hall in position portion battalions thus at the present moment they are arc employing 2331 2334 battalions on both fronts whereas at the opening of hostilities tili ties only 1512 were engaged from one side to other A glume glance tit at the totals of the battalions in line on the two fronts tit nt different periods of tho the war Is interesting ns as showing liow how the principal effort of the germans has swung from time to time from one side to the other the attack on belgium arid and france absorbed the alie attention of the german when war broke out in ili august 1014 and the russian front was left to a very great extent to take care of 0 itself at that time the infantry effectives were disposed as follows dr ibbons of 0 4 egts each bating on the western front 1190 on the eastern front 2614 32 the battle of the ir in november 1014 tallied the germans to intensify their effort in the west they brought up their effectives to a higher total there but tit at tho the same time they were becoming anther anxious about the russian front find and therefore added to the number of their troops on that side making the position as follows divisions of 4 cesti bating on th the e western front 1 1293 1 93 on th the e eastern front 32 SOT then dime came tile the russian offensive which compelled germany to look round in order to find more troops to meet it she therefore reduced her effectives somewhat on oil the western front find and sent them eastward at the same time bringing some som e more battalions from tho the interior to add to those thoa on the russian frontier in september 1015 by which time tile the maximum of the german effort had been etched r chad on that side tit alio position stood divisions division 5 of 3 or 4 R agta to datino on the western front 1120 on the eastern front 67 verdun was tho the next great movement the germans had in view and in order to win it victory there they ind had changed the disposition of their infantry an effectives by bringing many divisions westward so tl that bat the position in ili I 1 june 1010 1016 was D divisions 8 c 0 ot f 3 v or r 4 R anta s dottris Dat tris on tile the western front 1376 on the eastern front 48 67 brings further changes A fresh awakening of activity in the east was occasioned when itou Rouman manin ln came into the war tilts this brought fur ther changes in tho the proportional strength of the german forces on tho the respective fronts in december 1010 they were as aa follows divisions of 0 3 or 4 rots battas on the western front 1312 on the eastern front 79 in july 1917 which saw the opening of both british and french offensive movements the germans were compelled to re enforce their armies on the lie western front and this brou brought with it a reduction of their astren strength ath on the eastern frontier tho the totals were then diva generally pen orally 0 3 IW batton bating on the western front 1458 on the eastern front 79 60 owing to events connected with the revolution in russia germany threw some inore troops into the eastern field of operations and on september 1 the was as follows divisions of 3 egts datena on the western front 1369 on the eastern front 93 9 aes 9 these figures refer merely to tile the troops engaged engage in tho the fighting line and leave out of account those in garrison in tile the interior of the country as welt well as those on the lines of communication |