Okay, here is Part 2. Part 3 will have both fronts and other world stuff intergrated, but the first two parts are purposely cut into two. Part 3 will deal with 1915, just to let everybody know. I should have a map of Europe and/ or the World by the end of Part 3. So here you go. Hope you like it. Sorry about any grammar errors, as usual. Please ignore my part 2 post in the other thread i made for the timeline.
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1914- Eastern Front
August 17th – The First and Second Russian armies under General Paul Rennenkamph enter East Prussia. Germany plans to defend and then counterattack.
August 20th – The Russian 1st and 2nd armies engage the German 8th Army under the command of Max von Prittwitz. The battle; near Gumbinnen, East Prussia results in a draw, with high casualty rates on both sides. German forces retreat in disarray, as Prittwitz panics. Russian forces advance farther into East Prussia.
August 21st to 26th – Prittwitz is fired and Paul von Hindenburg is brought out of retirement to take command of the German forces on the Eastern Front. The Second Russian Army gets pounded by German forces as they advance farther into East Prussia. General Samsonsov, commander of the 2nd Russian Army is drawn into confusion. German forces begin to encircle the disorganized Russians.
POD - Austrian forces under the command of General Conrad von Hotzendorf engages the Russian forces under General Ivanov in Galicia, located in Austria- Hungary. Conrad uses his cavalry effectively to spot the Russian forces before they engage in the battle. Austrian forces crush the Russian left flank and send their reserves to crush the Russian attack on their own right. The Russians get encircled and are crushed. Ivanov is able to retreat but suffers some 200,000 casualties compared to Conrad's 100,000. Conrad is now able to enter Russian Moldavia.
August 27th to 31th – Russian forces strike around Tannenberg against Germany's 20th Corps. The Germans counterattack and by the end of the 29th, over 150,000 Russians are now trapped. Within just a couple days the German Army crushes Samsonsov's 2nd Army. Russia suffers over 125,000 casualties, including Samsonsov; believed to have committed suicide.
September 3rd – The Czar orders Russian troops protecting Warsaw to go to the Dniester River to stop any Austrian incursion.
September 5th to 9th – Austria crosses into Russia to engage the Russian defenses on the Dniester River. The battle is a stalemate, with Austria- Hungary suffering 60,000 casualties and Russia some 45,000. Russia may have stopped Austrian forces at the Dniester, but at the cost of leaving Warsaw an open target for Germany.
POD September 8th to 14th – Hindenburg tracks down the Russian 1st Army near the Masurian Lakes in East Prussia. The Germans are able to crush the Russians southern flank; and the Russian general, Rennenkamph panics. Instead of sacrificing two divisions to let the rest of his army escape, he has them with the main bulk that is retreating. The Germans trap the Russian 1st Army and crush them in a few short days. Another huge Russian defeat, just like at Tannenberg a couple weeks before. The Russian Army suffers some 175,000 casualties in the entire battle and retreat process.
September 21st – The Czar see that the war is turning against them very fast. With the loses mounting in East Prussia and Moldavia, plus the surrender of France, things seem to becoming desperate. The Czar orders the Russian forces in East Prussia to retreat to the Neimen River in Poland and for their forces in the south to dig in on the eastern side of the Dniester River to await another around of Austrian attacks. The Russian reserves that were going to reinforce in East Prussia are now ordered to fortify Warsaw and await the German attack.
October – Skirmishes run across the battlefield all across Poland and Moldavia. The Germans are able to make small gains in Poland, but at high costs. With France out of the war however, Germany is able to send hundreds of thousands of more troops to counter the Russian counterattacks near Warsaw, reinforce Austria- Hungary and prepare for their attack on Warsaw.
November 18th – German forces head out for Warsaw. Austrian forces strike at the Dniester River to throw the Russians off balance as Germany hits Warsaw.
November 22nd to 28th – Battle of Warsaw. Germany fights for every meter of ground as the Russians have dug in with their reserves. Overtime, however Germany just keeps sending wave after wave of attackers until the city falls on the 28th. Russian forces retreat to Brest- Litovsk and fortify their position all the way to Pinsk in central Poland. Everything from the southern border of Lithuania to the Austria- Hungary border has fallen to the Central Powers.
December – Many now believe Russia will surrender. President Wilson of the United States hopes to mediate a suitable peace between Russia, Germany and Austria- Hungary. However, Russia continues the fight and digs into eastern Poland all the way down to the Moldavia-Ukraine border. Germany hopes to continue its attack in the spring of 1915. Until then, both sides settle in. Russia now knows that if they can't hold the upcoming offensives, the war will be lost by the fall of 1915.
World Report 1914 – Well in Western Europe, all hell had broken out and then closed again within just 5 months. France has surrendered and internally is collapsing. French colonial forces in West Africa and Tunisia refuse to surrender and forces Germany to send troops to fight the rogue French located there. The French Navy is in cahoots about surrendering. Some naval squadrons surrender, while other join up with the British Royal Navy. Britain knows if they want to get of the war however, they must make sure the French Navy surrenders.
Germany is now fighting Japan in the Pacific and knows it can't secure its newly annexed territories it got from France. Britain has let Japan occupy former French Indochina, as this hurts Germany. Japan has secured the Caroline, Marshal and Mariana islands in the Pacific. Germany doesn't concerns itself with that right now and scores victory after victory against Russia. Austria- Hungary has hit a stalemate with Serbia and plans to attack again in the spring of 1915.
Germany plans to hold its own against the Royal Navy and is trying to make peace with Britain. With the fall of France, Britain has no real claim in the fight against Germany.
President Woodrow Wilson is now trying to bring the war in Europe to a close. Even though the United States is still acting isolationist and Woodrow Wilson is trying to make peace, Congress agrees to spend more money for the armed forces. The United States wants to prepare itself against any threat, especially after watching France fall so quickly and Russia taking a pounding/
1914 now comes to a close. The world is looking a lot different now. In a world that changes so rapidly, 1915 may see a great change in the world balance.
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- - Part Two- -
1914- Eastern Front
August 17th – The First and Second Russian armies under General Paul Rennenkamph enter East Prussia. Germany plans to defend and then counterattack.
August 20th – The Russian 1st and 2nd armies engage the German 8th Army under the command of Max von Prittwitz. The battle; near Gumbinnen, East Prussia results in a draw, with high casualty rates on both sides. German forces retreat in disarray, as Prittwitz panics. Russian forces advance farther into East Prussia.
August 21st to 26th – Prittwitz is fired and Paul von Hindenburg is brought out of retirement to take command of the German forces on the Eastern Front. The Second Russian Army gets pounded by German forces as they advance farther into East Prussia. General Samsonsov, commander of the 2nd Russian Army is drawn into confusion. German forces begin to encircle the disorganized Russians.
POD - Austrian forces under the command of General Conrad von Hotzendorf engages the Russian forces under General Ivanov in Galicia, located in Austria- Hungary. Conrad uses his cavalry effectively to spot the Russian forces before they engage in the battle. Austrian forces crush the Russian left flank and send their reserves to crush the Russian attack on their own right. The Russians get encircled and are crushed. Ivanov is able to retreat but suffers some 200,000 casualties compared to Conrad's 100,000. Conrad is now able to enter Russian Moldavia.
August 27th to 31th – Russian forces strike around Tannenberg against Germany's 20th Corps. The Germans counterattack and by the end of the 29th, over 150,000 Russians are now trapped. Within just a couple days the German Army crushes Samsonsov's 2nd Army. Russia suffers over 125,000 casualties, including Samsonsov; believed to have committed suicide.
September 3rd – The Czar orders Russian troops protecting Warsaw to go to the Dniester River to stop any Austrian incursion.
September 5th to 9th – Austria crosses into Russia to engage the Russian defenses on the Dniester River. The battle is a stalemate, with Austria- Hungary suffering 60,000 casualties and Russia some 45,000. Russia may have stopped Austrian forces at the Dniester, but at the cost of leaving Warsaw an open target for Germany.
POD September 8th to 14th – Hindenburg tracks down the Russian 1st Army near the Masurian Lakes in East Prussia. The Germans are able to crush the Russians southern flank; and the Russian general, Rennenkamph panics. Instead of sacrificing two divisions to let the rest of his army escape, he has them with the main bulk that is retreating. The Germans trap the Russian 1st Army and crush them in a few short days. Another huge Russian defeat, just like at Tannenberg a couple weeks before. The Russian Army suffers some 175,000 casualties in the entire battle and retreat process.
September 21st – The Czar see that the war is turning against them very fast. With the loses mounting in East Prussia and Moldavia, plus the surrender of France, things seem to becoming desperate. The Czar orders the Russian forces in East Prussia to retreat to the Neimen River in Poland and for their forces in the south to dig in on the eastern side of the Dniester River to await another around of Austrian attacks. The Russian reserves that were going to reinforce in East Prussia are now ordered to fortify Warsaw and await the German attack.
October – Skirmishes run across the battlefield all across Poland and Moldavia. The Germans are able to make small gains in Poland, but at high costs. With France out of the war however, Germany is able to send hundreds of thousands of more troops to counter the Russian counterattacks near Warsaw, reinforce Austria- Hungary and prepare for their attack on Warsaw.
November 18th – German forces head out for Warsaw. Austrian forces strike at the Dniester River to throw the Russians off balance as Germany hits Warsaw.
November 22nd to 28th – Battle of Warsaw. Germany fights for every meter of ground as the Russians have dug in with their reserves. Overtime, however Germany just keeps sending wave after wave of attackers until the city falls on the 28th. Russian forces retreat to Brest- Litovsk and fortify their position all the way to Pinsk in central Poland. Everything from the southern border of Lithuania to the Austria- Hungary border has fallen to the Central Powers.
December – Many now believe Russia will surrender. President Wilson of the United States hopes to mediate a suitable peace between Russia, Germany and Austria- Hungary. However, Russia continues the fight and digs into eastern Poland all the way down to the Moldavia-Ukraine border. Germany hopes to continue its attack in the spring of 1915. Until then, both sides settle in. Russia now knows that if they can't hold the upcoming offensives, the war will be lost by the fall of 1915.
World Report 1914 – Well in Western Europe, all hell had broken out and then closed again within just 5 months. France has surrendered and internally is collapsing. French colonial forces in West Africa and Tunisia refuse to surrender and forces Germany to send troops to fight the rogue French located there. The French Navy is in cahoots about surrendering. Some naval squadrons surrender, while other join up with the British Royal Navy. Britain knows if they want to get of the war however, they must make sure the French Navy surrenders.
Germany is now fighting Japan in the Pacific and knows it can't secure its newly annexed territories it got from France. Britain has let Japan occupy former French Indochina, as this hurts Germany. Japan has secured the Caroline, Marshal and Mariana islands in the Pacific. Germany doesn't concerns itself with that right now and scores victory after victory against Russia. Austria- Hungary has hit a stalemate with Serbia and plans to attack again in the spring of 1915.
Germany plans to hold its own against the Royal Navy and is trying to make peace with Britain. With the fall of France, Britain has no real claim in the fight against Germany.
President Woodrow Wilson is now trying to bring the war in Europe to a close. Even though the United States is still acting isolationist and Woodrow Wilson is trying to make peace, Congress agrees to spend more money for the armed forces. The United States wants to prepare itself against any threat, especially after watching France fall so quickly and Russia taking a pounding/
1914 now comes to a close. The world is looking a lot different now. In a world that changes so rapidly, 1915 may see a great change in the world balance.
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