Hail Emperor, Cæsar and King! Thou art victor and glorious. In ancient Nish all the peoples of the East salute thee, the redeemer, bringing to the oppressed prosperity and salvation.
King Ferdinand of Bulgaria
to the German Emperor
On the occasion of the
triumphal entry of the two
Monarchs into Nish. January, 1916.
VON DER GOLTZ GOES TO THE PROMISED LAND
In January, 1916, Field Marshal Baron von der Goltz was appointed commander in chief of the Turkish Armies in the Caucasus. The serious nature of the Turkish situation in the Caucasus seems to have been realised in Berlin but the veteran German general was unable to stem the advance of the victorious Russians who were shortly afterwards to capture the great fortress of Erzerum with its entire garrison, guns and supplies.