General Joffre sent me to find the damned Brits. The German strike into Belgium had thrown them back and we lost communications with them. But I found them and there is good news; they have retreated in good order. The Germans did not follow; they must fear our 5th Army.
I confess, I do not understand his plan; the German 3rd Army was mauled by the 5th, yet he retreats them and leaves Sedan open for taking? I wonder if he is planning to entrap them... I do know he is under a lot of pressure from Paris to attack the Germans. Despite their pressure, he resists - our armies are not as ready as the Germans for this fight. But they will be.
The Russ
Stupid driver, he seems to play a game where he tries to hit every pothole on the way back. As I was saying, our Russian allies seem to have confidence. They claim to have caught the German 8th army in an open position. I don't know what to make of this; it sounds too good to be believed. Despite this, they plan to mass their forces against Austro-Hungarian forces. They have started a propaganda war, sowing dissension and distrust in the Austro-Hungarian ranks by emphasising the brotherhood of the Slavs and denouncing the Germanic oppression. I wonder how successful they will be...
In the mean time,
In any case, w
Recovered diary of a French Staff Officer, name withheld. The diary has been found with the pieces of a staff car; a direct artillery hit seems to have cut the car in half.
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