As a bit of an aside, the German successes in the East in 1914 were also largely affected by Team Ludendorff - Hindenburg while Moltke (the Younger) was butchering the Schlieffen Plan in France (see: L/H vs. Samsonov at Tannenberg).
The Schlieffen plan called for strength on the right flank, which Moltke drained, sending troops South to counteract the French Plan 17. Moltke then abandoned the move to envelop Paris, leading up to the showdown at the Marne and the subsequent halt of the German advance in France. This not only ensured Moltke's removal, but relocated Team Ludendorff - Hindenburg to the Western front.
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As a bit of an aside, the German successes in the East in 1914 were also largely affected by Team Ludendorff - Hindenburg while Moltke (the Younger) was butchering the Schlieffen Plan in France (see: L/H vs. Samsonov at Tannenberg). The Schlieffen plan called for strength on the right flank, which Moltke drained, sending troops South to counteract the French Plan 17. Moltke then abandoned the move to envelop Paris, leading up to the showdown at the Marne and the subsequent halt of the German advance in France. This not only ensured Moltke's removal, but relocated Team Ludendorff - Hindenburg to the Western front.