Postcard of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Kaiser Franz Joseph, in the Secessionist style. Kaiser Wilhelm is wearing the uniform and shako of the Death's Head Hussars.
Völkerkrieg (people's war)1914; In Treue FestPeople's WarFirm in Loyalty
"The Germans crossed the East Prussian border, in the hope of great victories, and were simply stopped before they got very far — supply-problems, exhaustion, inferior numbers, unfamiliar terrain all counting. By 25th September, the Russian X Army was able to stage a counter-offensive that pushed the Germans back to their borders."
While creating a new German Ninth Army to aid the Austro-Hungarians after their disastrous defeat in the Galician battles, German Generals von Hindenburg and Ludendorff attempted to continue an advance from East Prussia into Russia. German troops were needed further south, and the offensive was halted.
The Eastern Front, 1914-1917 by Norman Stone, page 96, copyright © 1975 Norman Stone, publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, publication date: 1975
14-09-25, September, 1914,
