▁August ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁to ▁command ▁the ▁Land wehr ▁Corps ▁and ▁was ▁quickly ▁sent ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁Aust ro - H ung arian ▁Army ▁fighting ▁in ▁partition ed ▁Poland . ▁He ▁came ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁V ist ula , ▁and ▁then ▁rein for ced ▁the ▁left ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁Aust ro - H ung arian ▁army ▁under ▁General ▁Vik tor ▁D ank l ▁von ▁K ras nik . ▁In ▁the ▁three ▁days ▁of ▁battle ▁against ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Russian ▁army ▁Wo yr sch ▁covered ▁the ▁retre at ▁of ▁the ▁Aust ri ans ▁with ▁his ▁corps ▁Land wehr k anal . ▁A ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁newspaper ▁wrote ▁that : ▁" Only ▁the ▁activity ▁of ▁the ▁small ▁Pr uss ian ▁Land wehr ▁troops ▁in ▁this ▁battle ▁prevent ed ▁the ▁complete ▁destruction ▁of ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁army ." ▁Later ▁he ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁Paul ▁von ▁H inden burg ' s ▁ 9 th ▁Army . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁Wo yr sch ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁break through ▁battle ▁of ▁S ien no ▁near ▁W ong row itz ▁( W ąg row iec ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁he ▁helped ▁fight ▁off ▁the ▁Russian ▁Br us il ov ▁Off ensive ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁was ▁promoted ▁Gener alf eld mar sch all . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁Wo yr sch ▁retired , ▁again , ▁to ▁his ▁family ▁estate ▁at ▁the ▁castle ▁P ils nitz ▁near ▁Bres lau . ▁After ▁his ▁death ▁the ▁famous ▁S