Noticed that playing this scenario (now many times to master the concepts of movement warfare before moving on to the more complex trench-based stuff) that it is possible for the French armies in Alsace-Lorraine (I, II & III) simply to move from their current regions into the adjoining French regions - in essence the army detachments can simply swap positions with their respective HQs to satisfy the mandatory attack requirement.
This makes the opening of the scenario much easier for the French, since they can avoid heavy attack losses in this area, especially in the mountainous Vosges sector.
Does this seem right?
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