German Command Decisions: The German General Staff and the Direction of the Marne Campaign, 1914 by William C. Scanlan

Author:William C. Scanlan [Scanlan, William C.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2017-06-10T04:00:00+00:00

Even though every corps had a separate road to march on, their pace far outmatched that of the heavy supply columns that were to meet their food and ammunition needs. They were stretched out to the rear. Progressively so far in the rear in fact that they did not catch up with the combat elements until after the retreat from the Marne. (26)

One reason the troops did in fact march so well was that, despite all of the above, the essentials did get through to the forward elements. Also, when the armies entered large cities they were able to requisition large amounts of food and feeding off the land at harvest time in abundant Belgium and France proved much easier than suspected by the staffs. (27)

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