WORLD WAR TODAY EVENTS PEOPLE PLACES TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATIONS TOPICS THE WORLD WAR CENTENNIAL THE BATTLE FRONTIERS ALSACE BORDER SWITZERLAND NORTH THE VOSGES MOUNTAINS POSTCARD THE GERMAN VICTORY MULHOUSE SIEG MLHAUSEN GENERALSTAB BELFORT OBERELSASS EINE SIND HEUTE NICHT GREAT GENERAL STAFF UPPER ALSACE TROOPS STRONG ENEMY APPARENTLY FRENCH ARMY CORPS INFANTRY DIVISION THE GARRISON POSITION WEST BERLIN AUGUST 7 BATTLE OF THE FRONTIERS FRANCE GERMANY EXECUTE OFFENSIVE BATTLE OF THE BORDERS MIGHT BE CLEARER BATTLES BORDERS INITIAL EXECUTION FRENCH GERMAN WAR ATTEMPT DRIVE INVASION NEUTRAL BELGIUM LUXEMBURG STRIKE NORTHERN FRENCH FORCES CROSSED ALSATIAN CITY OF SWISS THE GERMANS TWO DAYS LOSS GENERAL JOSEPH JOFFRE CREATE ARMIES ALSACE AND LORRAINE GENERALS RETIREMENT LEAD THE COMING DAYS JOFFRE EXECUTED PLAN XVII ANTICIPATED ARMY THE FORTRESS HOLDING SOUTHEASTERN THE FRENCH LINE FIRST ARMY AUGUST 14 ADVANCED DIEUZE CHATEAU SIXTH CROWN PRINCE RUPPRECHT OF SEVENTH DRIVING MEURTHE RIVER THE HEIGHTS WAR PLANS FALLING SUPPLY LINES TRAP THE ATTACK FALL BACK REGROUP THE MOVEMENT GERMAN FORCES FIFTH ADVANCE THE NORTHEAST CROSSING THE ARDENNES FOREST GOAL THOUGHT AUGUST 20 FOURTH CROWN PRINCE WILHELM CAVALRY ATTACKED CENTER IN FORESTED HILLS STRENGTHENING FAILED GERMAN TURNING SOUTH SOUTHWEST QUICKLY NOTION GENERAL LANREZAC CONQUEST CONTINUE MEUSE RIVER WHEELING NORTHERN FRANCE ORDER OF AUGUST 15 SAMBRE MEUSE RIVERS THE BELGIAN NAMUR SALIENT SECOND ARMY THE THIRD THE LEFT WING THE END STRETCHED SOUTHEAST LEFT WING DANGER MOVING AS 30 MILES FINALLY SENT FRENCH LEFT COUNTER BRITISH BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE SIR JOHN FRENCH REACHED LE CATEAU STAGING AREA FIFTH ARMY CHIEF OF THE GERMAN GENERAL STAFF HELMUTH VON MOLTKE SWEEPING GIVE GROUND EAST PRUSSIA RUSSIA THE BORDER FORCE GUMBINNEN RIGHT WING ARMY CORPS VON KLUCK COVER ANTWERP FALLEN HARASS ALLIED FRENCH FIFTH ARMY PREDICTED EXTENT OUTFLANK CUT OFF LINES OF COMMUNICATIONS ACCESS THE CHANNEL FRENCH FOURTH ARMY ENGAGED THIRD ARMY NEITHER CLEAR IDEA THE POSITION RATHER THE SOUTHWEST THE MOVE ENVELOP PARIS IN COMMAND RIGHT TURNED TOTAL DIVISIONS THE 14 AUGUST 22 SAMBRE RIVER DRIVEN BACK IN IN POSITION HEADLONG MONS FIGHTING RETREAT FROM MONS HOWITZERS HAND GRENADES WIRELESS EVENING THE MORNING OF AUGUST 24 ENTIRE FRONT THE ALLIES CONDUCTED CONTEMPORANEOUS START DATE VIEW TURKEY THE WAR COPYRIGHT BY JOHN HEADER IMAGE SCHIMA SITE MAP