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Day and evening: Adolphe Messimy

Posted on July 26th, 1914 by admin

Day and evening: Adolphe Messimy takes the first French military measures of the crisis. Following the news of the recall of German officers from leave he orders the recall of French officers.
As more negative news comes in during the evening he orders the recall of other ranks from harvest leave and initiates security restrictions on the railways.

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