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The schiefflen plan was devised by Alfred von schiefflen in 1905 in order to be prepared in the event Germany would have to go to war with Russia and France at the same time. The plan consisted of attacking France through holland and Belgium originally with 90% of germanys troops whilst the other 10% would guard the German and russsian border.
This would shock France , and it was assumed they would be easy to deafeat and they would be able to pass through Belgium easily. The also assumed that russia would take about 6 weeks to mobilise, as it was a large country with poor transport. In this space of time they thought they would have defeated France and then could focus their forces on russia.
This plan was altered slightly in 1906 when there was a new head of general staff, he changed it to just attack France through only belgium.
So what actuallyhappened?
well on the 2nd of august Germany asked belgium if they could invade France through belguim but belgium declinined. And on the 3rd august Germany invaded belgium in order to still attack France. But what they did not plan on was the british loyalty to belgium. As in the 1800's Britain had signed the treaty of Washington in which they agreed to defen 'little' belgium. So Germany was held up by belgium and Britain.
It also took russia a lot less time to mobilise than assumed , it took them 10 days when it was assumed they would take 6 weeks. Russia had began to mobilise on 30th July and Germany had declarded war on them on the 1st august.
The Germany Army Chief of Staff, Alfred von Schlieffen was asked to plan a way of preventing a war on two fronts. His initial plan was produced late in 1905. He believed that it was a priority to defeat France quickly, forcing them to surrender before Russia had a chance to mobilize her armed forces. In full knowledge of French defence, Schlieffen proposed attacking France through Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg - the Benelux countries. Schlieffen planned to use 90% of German military forces to deliver a knock out blow to France. The remaining 10% would defend the eastern border of Germany against Russian attack.
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When was the schieffen plan?
I believe in the first year of WWI.. It was when Germany cut through Belgium to knock out France faster. It was to prevent a two-front war.
How was the schieffen plan used in germany?
Germany wanted to cut through Belgium to reach France's unprotected northern border before the French armies could mobilize. If they could capture France they would then turn their focus to the Eastern Front (Russia), they thought the war would be a quick victory. The plan failed because the Belgians fought back, giving France enough time to mobilize and protect its borders.
Who was general schieffen and what was his plan for world war 1?
Schlieffen was a German military commander at the end of the 1800s. He planned for the case of the two-front war in which Germany would have to fight both Russia and France. He figured Russia would be slow to mobilize troops because it was barely industrialized. He strategized that Germany should invade France and take Paris within six weeks and then turn its attention to Russia, thus avoiding fighting on two fronts at the same time. However, the plan was not for World War I. It was for anytime a war against both France and Russia.
What was the Schlieffen Plan?
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.
What words start with the prefix plan?
plan-arian plan-less plan-tain plan-ter plan-isphere
How do you say the awesome plan in German?
the awesome plan - der tolle Plan an awesome plan - ein toller Plan awesome plan - toller Plan
What is the future tense of the verb plan?
The future tense of the verb "plan" is "will plan".
What were the schlieffen plans' weaknesses?
The Schlieffen Plan was weak because it relied upon the fact that Russia would not mobilise as quickly as she did. In addition little attention was paid to the fact that Britain could enter the war. Ultimately the Schlieffen Plan failed not because of flaws with the plan but because of the way it was carried out; 1. The German High Command miscalcuated the speed at which Russia could mobilise. 2. German troops did not invade the Netherlands as Count von Schlieffen had intended; as a result roads in Belgium became too clogged with German troops and equipment and vital Channel and North Sea ports were not seized. 3. The German army swung round too early and failed to encircle Paris. In doing so they were unable to attack the French army on the German-French frontier which Count von Schieffen had relied upon crushing the French army. It is important to note that while the Schlieffen Plan was not perfect it was tactically sound. What really ended its usefulness was the fact that it was slightly out of date (failing to take into account advances in Russia's mobilisation tactics) and the German High Command trying to cut corners and not following the plan to the letter. Hope this helps.
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