Tannenberg
the safety of the country essentially depended on the Army and Navy, in view of the fact that Germany had again and again been the battlefield of Europe. At the same time, my survey of life around me enabled me to discern the greatness and significance
(i km. = f mile.) Fig. 2. Tannenberg. Situation on August 22nd, 1914.
of the peaceful services rendered by the Fatherland to civilization and mankind.
My practical work for the Army began in 1904, when I was appointed to the Concentration Department of the Great General Staff. The culmination of my work there was my proposal for the milliard mark bill.
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