Great Britain -- Defenses; Imaginary wars and battles
The whole of the IVth German Army Corps, about 38,000 men, had been
landed at Weybourne, Sheringham, and Cromer. It consisted of the 7th and
8th Divisions complete, commanded respectively by Major-General Dickmann
and Lieutenant-General von Mirbach. The 7th Division comprised the 13th
and 14th Infantry Brigades, consisting of Prince Leopold of
Anhalt-Dessau's 1st Magdeburg Regiment, the 3rd Magdeburg Infantry
Regiment, Prince Louis Ferdinand von Preussen's 2nd Magdeburg Regiment,
and the 5th Hanover Infantry Regiment. Attached to this division were
the Magdeburg Hussars No. 10, and the Uhlan Regiment of Altmärk No. 16.
In the 8th Division were the 15th and 16th Brigades, comprising a
Magdeburg Fusilier Regiment, an Anhalt Infantry Regiment, the 4th and
8th Thuringen Infantry, with the Magdeburg Cuirassiers, and a regiment
of Thuringen Hussars. The cavalry were commanded by Colonel Frölich,
while General von Kleppen was in supreme command of the whole corps.
Careful reconnaissance of the occupied area showed that immediately on
landing, the German position extended from the little town of Holt, on
the west, eastward, along the main Cromer road, as far as Gibbet Lane,
slightly south of Cromer, a distance of about five miles. This
constituted a naturally strong position; indeed, nature seemed to have
provided it specially to suit the necessities of a foreign invader. The
ground for miles to the south sloped gently away down to the plain,
while the rear was completely protected, so that the landing could
proceed until every detail had been completed.
_Berlin um Eins!_ _Berlin um Eins!_
Das Kleine Journal
Mittags Ausgabe.
Berlin, Montag, den 3 September 1910
Triumph der
Deutschen
Waffen.
Vernichtung der
Englischen
Flotte.
Von Kronhelm Auf
Dem Vormarsche
Nach London.
[Illustration: THE FIRST NEWS IN BERLIN OF THE GERMAN VICTORY.]
Artillery were massed on both flanks, namely, at Holt and on the high
ground near Felbrigg, immediately south of Cromer. This last-named
artillery was adequately supported by the detached infantry close at
hand. The whole force was covered by a strong line of outposts. Their
advanced sentries were to be found along a line starting from Thornage
village, through Hunworth, Edgefield, Barningham Green, Squallham,
Aldborough, Hanworth, to Roughton. In rear of them lay their pickets,
which were disposed in advantageous situations. The general line of
these latter were at North Street, Pondhills to Plumstead, thence over
to Matlash Hall, Aldborough Hall, and the rising ground north of
Hanworth. These, in their turn, were adequately supplemented by the
supports, which were near Hempstead Green, Baconsthorpe, North
Narningham, Bessingham, Sustead, and Melton.
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