. General headquarters, 1914-1916, and its critical decisions. broughtthem, thanks to the broad-mindedness of the Turkishstatesmen, the Turkish territory to the west of theMaritza, for which they so earnestly longed. One needhardly mention that, apart from these considerations,confidence in the strength of the Central Powers andthe ultimate victory of their good cause had great weight. The convention was signed on the 6th September atPless by Generals Conrad von Hotzendorf and vonFalkenhayn and by Lieutenant-Colonel Gantschew. Fullprovision was made for Turkeys concurrence. By the convention,
. General headquarters, 1914-1916, and its critical decisions. broughtthem, thanks to the broad-mindedness of the Turkishstatesmen, the Turkish territory to the west of theMaritza, for which they so earnestly longed. One needhardly mention that, apart from these considerations,confidence in the strength of the Central Powers andthe ultimate victory of their good cause had great weight. The convention was signed on the 6th September atPless by Generals Conrad von Hotzendorf and vonFalkenhayn and by Lieutenant-Colonel Gantschew. Fullprovision was made for Turkeys concurrence. By the convention, Germany and Austria-Hungary,with six divisions each, were to be on the Serbian frontierready for operations within 30 days, while Bulgariahad to reach the same stage with at least four divisions*within 35 days. Field-Marshal von Mackensen wasto take supreme command of all these troops. Ger-many was ready, if the undertaking developed as was * The Bulgarian divisions were almost double the German in infantrystrength. 160 The Summer Campaign in the East, 1915. *\
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