After Mons, Gen, Smith Dorrien's skill in masking his movements and keeping the Germans guessing as to his whereabouts, saved the British army and von Kluck advanced in southwesterly direction instead of ne south, when he might have "swallowed" the British troops.
Von Kluck's mind was stil fixed fon the envelopment of Paris, and he continued his advance until, August 28, orders came from German headquarters that von Buelow's army was to advance east of the Oise river on Paris, while von Kluck, moving down the opposite bank, was to advance towards the Seine below the French capital.
But the tide was on the turn. Both British and French were beginning to drive wedges in the gaps between the two armies and, by a combina tion of circumstances, the jaws of the steel vice threatening Paris some how became paralyzed.
'The German rush came to a standstill' and the advance on Paris was checked and finally turned into a Fetreat. Von Kiuck''s rand plan had falled. 'The Battle of the" Mame, September 8 and 9, 1914, definitely @isposed of the Kaiser's' prediction that "the victorious German armies Would be home for the falling of The Autumn eaves."
Von Kluck did his utmost to turn the exposed German right wing at the battles of the Oureq, but to no avail, Trench-warfare was beginning fand soon both sides were digging themselves in for the long and bitter dog-fight that immobilized both armies unfit the last great offensives.
Twice Wounded In 1866
Alexander von Huck was born a commoner, the son of an architect named Karl Huck. Straight from school, he joined the army. at Det-mold as a volunteer, became an ensign at 20, and saw active service inthe Austro-Prussian war of 1888.
"The Franco-Prussian war found him a Heutsnant, and he was wounded near Metz For gallant' Jconduct on that occasion, he was awarded the Iron Cross of the second class, "He attracted the attention of the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, who recommended him to the Emperor, Jand von Kluck acquitted himself dwelt that the Kaiser conferred noble rank upon him in 1909.
He "held commanding posts in Bromberg, Gleiwitz, Allenstein, Koenigsberg, and finally Berlin, where he was appointed Inspector (General of the 8th army. By that time, he was 68 and listed, like Hindenburg, for early retirement. But the war came and he was thrown Into the. World War to become for Koenigsberg—Reuter.
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