Moltke steps down (Von Schlieffen plan)

August,2 1914 Berlin

Kaiser Wilhelm II asks Chief of General Staff general Moltke to postpone the invasion of France and to concentrate on beating Russia first. Moltke is horrified because the Von Schlieffen plan for invading France has already started and German troops are already in Luxemburg. During the night Moltke's health breaks down and he is rushed to hospital. Erich von Falkenhayn takes over as chief of General Staff.