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The Schieffen Plan was Germany's key war plan for invading France at the start of World War 1. It involved marching through Belgium in order to knock France out of the war quickly. The plan was devised by Alfred von Schlieffen. It involved attacking France through Belgium in the event of war with France. The aim was to defeat France as quickly as possible. It was taken for granted that, in the event of war with both France and Russia, the really formidable adversary would be Russia and that the need to knock out France early would be overwhelmingly important. It was developed in 1905 and revised from time to time. It was also called the 'Hammer Plan'.
It was a giant 'hammer stroke' into northern France through Belgium. It very nearly succeeded 1914, but the French defenses checked it along the Marne river. The original plan devised by Schlieffen envisaged the invasion of the Netherlands as well as Belgium. This was 'necessary' in order to achieve the 'hammer' effect. (The border between Germany and Belgium was narrow and hilly and led straight into narrow valleys in Belgium. When Helmuth von Moltke took over from Schlieffen as Chief of the German General Staff he modified the plan in such a way as to avoid invading the Netherlands, as he thought that if Germany only violated Belgian neutrality there was a good chance that Britain would remain neutral. Moltke did not consult the Foreign Minister or any other politician about this assumption.
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What was schlieffen country trying to avoid by implementing the schlieffen plan?
Schlieffen country(germany) was trying to avoid two wars on two fronts
Who took over the Schlieffen plan?
Von Cluck
Who is Alfred von Schlieffen?
General Alfred von Schlieffen was chief of the German general staff from 1891 to 1905. He developed the Schlieffen Plan for the German conquest of Europe during this time, but his plan was not fully followed when WW1 started in 1914.
What was the German plan to take over Europe called?
Thats not helpfull but i found out its the Schlieffen plan
Why was the Schlieffen Plan effective?
It called for a quick victory over France.
Who wrote the schlieffen plan?
the plan was invented by a count, count Arnold Von Schlieffen
In what year was the Schlieffen Plan thought of?
The first version of the Schlieffen Plan was drawn up in 1905.
What was the Germans defensive plan after the Schlieffen plan?
it was to win
Who thought of the schlieffen plan?
The Schlieffen plan was thought of by Alfred Von Schlieffen It was thought to avoid a two-front war, basically to avoid getting into fights on both sides of Germany
Was the Schlieffen Plan a blitzkrieg?
yes
Who came up with the Schlieffen plan?
The Schlieffen Plan was a battle plan by Germany to secure victory in the event of a war with France and Russia. It was drawn up by Count von Schlieffen in 1905 when he was the German Chief of Staff.
In what year did Germany introduce a plan which included attacking France in the event of a Russian attack on Germany?
In 1905, known as the Schlieffen Plan, the German, Von Schlieffen drew up a plan of action that involved attacking France through Belgium if Russia made an attack on Germany.
What was schlieffen country trying to avoid by implementing the schlieffen plan?
Schlieffen country(germany) was trying to avoid two wars on two fronts
Who changed the schlieffen plan?
Von Moltke
What was the name of the plan Germany had to deal with the FrancoRussian Alliance?
The Schlieffen Plan
What was Germany's plan on to win world war 1?
Schlieffen Plan
Name of the two front war plan by Germany in World War 1?
"The Schlieffen Plan". Named for the general commanding the Imperial German Army when the plan was developed, a generation before WWI.the schlieffen plan
