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Why did plan XVII fail?

Updated: 8/23/2023
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Plan 17 was the French battle plan should they wind up at war against Germany. The plan called for more artillery and infantry, working closer together. Unfortunately, the French did not use their artillery properly, or even bother to do any reconnaissance. As a result, within a matter of weeks the Germans had knocked the French back to their starting points, gaining a lot of territory along the way.

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No attempt was ever made to put (the French) Plan XVII into operation, so it doesn't make sense to say that it failed.

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'Cause Germany attacked with plan Schlieffen

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