Potiorek, as an elder, personally guided the East African Military Observation Team, but the changing fortunes of the battlefield soon brought him no joy.
Due to Russia's threat, the Empire's Chief of Staff Conrad redeployed the Second Army, which was Potiorek's most elite unit, and its departure directly led to the entire Serbian front becoming disadvantaged, exposing the flaws in Potiorek's so-called "command art."
Serbia withstood three offensives by Potiorek's command and shifted from defense to offense, gaining the initiative in the war, causing the situation to rapidly deteriorate.
Even the East African Military Observation Team, a neutral organization, had to withdraw to the rear in accordance with Potiorek's command.
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Southwest Bosnia, Mostar.
With the outbreak of war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia, and due to its proximity to the front lines, the entire Neretva region became tense.
