INVASION OF FRANCE.
GERMANY'S PiLAN FAILS. THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. ■\=>-/: l j-/---..-;iX)NDON,--September'r30. "The Times" publishes an article by a well-known publicist of a neutral country who was in Germany when the j war broke out, arid has since been with the German army in Belgium. The writer states that Germany's plan for the invasion of France divided her forces into the army of invasion, and the ariny of occupation." The former, which was composed entirely of the first line, and armed with the most modern light artillery, was to prepare the'way for the-'heavy howitzers and siege guns intended for'the reduction of the Paris, forts and Other fortified cities. The army of occupation, composed of the Landwehr and Landsturm, was to occupy i the cities, garrison the fortresses, and ; guard the j communications. J Belgium's fierce opposition and the J speedy arrival of the British force made many alterations necessary.
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Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 203, 1 October 1914, Page 8
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