The battle of Morhange/Von Moltke's indecisiveness

[DaveMic]

Focus on the 68e DR ! ;) (Sources from the JMO 68e DR & 234e RI)

Volcano, the division Brun d'Aubignosc (68e DR) actually occupies Delme
but not by force. It has an outpost consisting by a single battalion, the VI battalion of 234e RI.

Here the position of rest of the division :


Red Square (Lemoncourt : Command post & 206e RI,
A (village Oriocourt) : Staff 135e Bde & 323e RI
B (village Donjeux) : 234e RI
Delme : VI battalion of 234e RI
Laneuveville-en-Saulnois : Staff 126e Bde, 212e RI, 2 artillery groups, engineer company
C ( village Fonteny (hex 44,37 nameless village) : 344e RI, 1 artillery group
D (village Faxe) : 344e RI
Viviers : 206th RI with outposts on Hannocourt-Delme line.
E (village de Hannocourt hex 41,34) (my letter E is wrong spot. It must be 2 km north of Viviers)