"I was exalted at the thought of serving my Emperor, Army, and .
Fatherland, in a position of great responsibility at a most critical point," states .
Ludendorff. He was determined for a victory. Everyone had complete confidence and .
trust in him. If he were to let them down, that would bring a huge disappointment to him. .
General Paul von Hindenberg, a retired veteran, was recalled to wartime duty as .
commander in chief of the eighth army. He was to become Ludendorff's assistant. .
Hindenberg was selected because of his aristocratic heritage and not because of his .
ability. Hindenberg to was deeply patriotic, conservative, and devoted to the emperor. He .
also was a steady influence to Ludendorff during his nervousness and panic in crisis .
situations. H-L became the symbol of team play because the two men pulled equally .
together. .
Colonial Hoffmann served as deputy chief of operations for the German Eighth .
Army, by which was responsible for the defense of East Prussia. He received the task of .
divining enemy intentions for an offensive and planning German countermeasures. .
Hoffmann was extremely bright and shrewd. The actual plan of battle was originally .
devised by Hoffmann, even though Ludendorff and Hindenberg were given the credit. .
The Russian command also consists of three main military officials, Jilinsky, .
Samsonov, and Rennenkampf. General Yakov Jilinsky was the commander of the .
Northwest Army Group, consisting of two armies, General Paul Rannenkampf's First .
Army and General Alexander Samsonov's Second Army. In order to relieve pressure on .
France, Jilinsky agreed to launch an offensive against Germany on the Eastern Front. .
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Samsonov and Rennenkampf were both cavalry officers. These two generals had .
been on bad terms with one another since the war with Japan, where Samsonov .
complained of Rennenkampf's conduct of battle. This is one of the many advantages that .
the Germans have over the Russian's.
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