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German Garrisons
German garrison corps may leave their setup region, or be added into a
German Army when that Army is activated.
The German player may use his fortress garrisons beginning in August 14
(but not during the Pre-turn).
German High Command
There are 2 German GHQs, “OHL” for the Western Front, and “Ober Ost”
for the Eastern Front. They cannot be assigned to the other front.
Moltke: he leaves his command at the beginning of October 1914. He is
replaced by Falkenhayn at the Western GHQ.
Falkenhayn: if he is sacked later, he is replaced by Hindenburg.
Hindenburg: he is assigned to the Eastern Front GHQ at the beginning of
October 1914. He assists the supreme commander on this front.
Falkenhayn (West) and Hindenburg (East) may not exchange places
(except if France surrenders).
If Hindenburg becomes Commander-in-Chief (instead of Falkenhayn), he
is moved to GHQ West.
Austrian Rivalry: as long as Hindenburg is present in the Eastern Front
GHQ, the relations with the Austrian GHQ (commanded by Conrad) are
bad.
The initiative value is 2 (instead of 4) on the Eastern Front.
The German and Austrian Armies have a -3 penalty to their coordination
checks on the Russian Front.
German Generals
General Pool: neither Ludendorff nor Hoffman are put in the pool at the
beginning of the game.
Moltke (GHQ): He moves at the beginning of the German turn only, before
any German Army is activated. He is replaced by Falkenhayn at the
beginning of October 1914.
Bülow and Kluck: if the war plan fails, they may be sacked in
Nov-December 1914 (by event).
Hindenburg: He is assigned to GHQ Oberost in October 1914. Then, he
may be promoted to supreme commander (West GHQ). In this case, the
rivalry with Conrad on the Eastern Front ends (See above).
Falkenhayn: If he leaves the GHQ, he assumes the command of a HQ on
the Eastern Front.
Kronprinz: He may not be dismissed (except by event). He may launch a
Grand Offensive in 1915+, with 1 star in attack, and gives a NW +3
benefit (once per game).
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Rupprecht: he may not be dismissed (except by event). He may launch a
Grand Offensive in 1915+, with 1 star in attack, and gives a NW +3
benefit (once per game).
Armies XIV, XV and XVI
Starting in the Winter 1914 Interphase, Germany may build her three
missing Armies (XIV, XV and XVI).
Building an HQ costs nothing. It appears in the game as soon as one corps
from its Army (with the same Army number) is built and brought in play.
The XI “Süd” Army
The XI “Süd” Army is the only Army that may be sent anywhere, to the
Italian Front, or to the Balkan Front, or to the Near-East Front, or to the
Armenian Front.
The German player must have chosen and succeeded the political action
“Expeditionary Corps”.
The XI Süd Army may command foreign corps, with no distinction of
nationality.
● If a foreign corps is placed “out of combat”, it may return directly to
the Xl Süd Army during the following turn (this is an exception).
● During the Reinforcement Phase, the XI Süd Army may only rebuild 2
corps, no matter what their nationality may be.
Italian and Balkan Fronts
Germany may send 1 Army to the Italian Front, in addition to the XI Süd
Army (for a total of 2 Armies).
Same thing for the Balkan Front: 1 Army + Süd Army.
Bavaria and Saxony
The German Second Reich was a federation of several German states,
including the kingdom of Saxony and the kingdom of Bavaria. Their units
are different from other German units (they bear their own coat-of-arms) ,
with a few specificities.
Bavaria: There are 2 armies mostly composed by Bavarian corps:
VI (Rupprecht) and XVI (to be created) plus independent corps. The
Bavarian units (in blue) have a -1 morale penalty when fighting on the
Russian Front, and a +1 morale bonus when fighting within Bavaria (if it
ever happens).
Saxony: There is one Saxon Army: X (it arrives in October on the Russian
Front) plus independent corps. The (yellow) Saxon units have a +1 morale
bonus when attacking on the Eastern Front, except in rain or snow
weather.
When a Saxon 63-7-4 becomes a Stosstrüppen, it no longer benefits from
its +1 morale bonus.
Mountain Units
The German mountain corps have an elite morale only in a mountain
region. Elsewhere, their morale is only veteran. When a mountain unit is