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How long was the German schlieffen plan?
The Schlieffen Plan was the German General Staff's early 20th century overall strategic plan for victory both on the Western Front againstFrance and against Russia in the east, taking advantage of expected differences in the three countries' speed in preparing for war. In modified form, it was executed to near victory in the first month of World War I; however, the modifications to the original plan, a French counterattack on the outskirts of Paris (theBattle of the Marne), and surprisingly speedy Russian offensives, ended the German offensive and resulted in years oftrench warfare. The plan has been the subject of intense debate among historians and militaryscholars ever since. The Schlieffen Plan was created by Count Alfred von Schlieffen and modified byHelmuth von Moltke the Younger after Schlieffen's retirement. It was Moltke who actually put the plan into action, despite initial reservations about it. It was the German plan to avoid war on two fronts in short. After theFranco-Prussian War of 1870, the French province ofAlsace-Lorraine, with a mixed population of both French and Germans, had been made part of the German Empire. The revanchist French Third Republic vowed to regain the territories they had possessed for nearly 200 years. Due to Bismarck's alliances, France was initially isolated, but after young Kaiser Wilhelm II took the throne in 1888 and gradually estranged Germany fromRussia and Britain, fears about having to fight a future war on two fronts simultaneously grew among German leaders. France, having been beaten in a few weeks in 1870, was not considered as dangerous in the long run as the Russian Empire, which was expected to be hard to defeat if the Czar was allowed the necessary time to mobilize his huge country to the fullest extent. After the Entente Cordiale of 1904 was signed between Britain and France, Kaiser Wilhelm asked Count Schlieffen to devise a plan which would allow Germany to fight a war on two fronts, and in December 1905 von Schlieffen began circulating it. The idea of the plan was to win the two-front war by first quickly beating France again in the west - the plan scheduled 39 days for the fall of Paris and 42 for the capitulation of France - before the "Russian Steamroller" would be able to mobilize and descend uponEast Prussia.[1] The plan depended on Germany's ability to invade France before France could fully mobilize its troops to defend itself, and then to turn on Russia, seen as the slowest of the three to mobilize, before the Russians were ready. It envisioned a rapid Germanmobilization, disregard of the neutralityof Luxembourg, Belgium andthe Netherlands, and an overwhelming sweep of the powerful German right wing southwest through Belgium and Northern France, "letting the last man on the right, brush the Channel with his sleeve,"[2] in the words of Schlieffen, while maintaining only a defensive posture on the central and left wings, in Lorraine, the Vosges, and theMoselle. Paris was not to be taken (in 1870, the Siege of Paris had lasted for months) but was to be passed by the right wing to the west of the city. The intent of the plan was not to conquer cities or industry in order to weaken the French war efforts, but to capture most of the French Army and to force France to surrender, in essence a repeat of the strategy used to defeat France during theFranco-Prussian War. The plan was that the French Army would be hemmed in around Paris and forced to fight a decisive envelopment battle. A seed of disaster lurked in the conception of the plan: both Schlieffen and the man who would eventually implement his plan, Helmuth von Moltke the Younger, were seduced by the possibility of the double envelopmentof the entire French Army by the right wing coming from the north and west of France and the left wing coming from the east. The inspiration was the destruction of the Roman Armyby Hannibal's forces at the Battle of Cannae in 216 BC, which was the object of meticulous study by Schlieffen. In essence, his plan was a very large scale strategic readdressing of Hannibal's tactics, capitalizing on the recent breakthroughs in communications and transport. Politically, one of the major drawbacks of the Schlieffen Plan was that it called for the invasion of neutral states in order to pass through German troops to France. As it turned out, at least formally, it was the decision to invade Belgium which led to war with Great Britain. As noted previously, Russian mobilization would supposedly be extremely slow, due to its poor railway system. Following the speedy defeat of France, the German General Staff would switch German concentrations to the Eastern Front. The plan called for sending 91% of the German troops to France and 9% to Russia. His goal was to defeat France in six weeks, the time it took for Russia to mobilize its army, and turn back to the Eastern Front before Russia could react. Kaiser Wilhelm II is quoted as having said "Paris for lunch, dinner at St. Petersburg."
How do Germans feel about the Nazis?
A Nazi is a German member of Adolf Hitler's political party. They were the killers of the party, the henchmen of Hitlers elite murderous thugs. Most of the common people, and some of the members who held high rank in the German military hated them because of the sadistic ways prisoners were treated. They had no regard for human life. Hopefully the German people will never allow such animals again.
What country helped the colonies during the war?
France,Spain,Dutch Republic,British themselves. The reason the British played a part in helping the US was because Americas first Army was created during the War and it was set up and trained by British troops who had turned on their own country. the french, especially the french war fleet, which helped in stopping British warships from pounding us cities
Why did France and Englan declare war on Germany when Germany's armies invaded Blegium?
You've asked this as a WWII question. In WWII France and Britain declared war on Germany when Germany invaded Poland. This was the latest aggressive move by the militaristic Germans, and the British and French were determined to try to stop Hitler before he took over all of Europe. In WW ONE the British declared war on Germany when Germany invaded Belgium. The British were among four European Great Powers who had signed a Treaty in 1839 each pledging to perpetually respect and defend the neutrality of Belgium. Prussia had also signed this Treaty and Germany was a successor state to Prussia, the Prussian King was now the German Emperor, and Germany was still bound by its obligations under this Treaty. In WW ONE the French went to war with Germany because the Germans attacked them. There was immediate fighting along the French-German border as Germans moved in. But this was merely a diversion. The main German attack was coming through Belgium, into the north of France. This was the reason the Germans invaded Belgium in the first place, to go through and get at northern France. This would allow the Germans to avoid the heavy forts and defenses the French had along their border with Germany.
What was the goal for North Vietnam in the Tet offensive?
General Giap believed that the Tet offensive would cause the citizens and the Army of South Vietnam to lose confidence in their government.
After the German army defeats France and occupied Paris they allow France to run this part of the country. What is the name of this french run regime?
Vichy France
Why was Belgium so reluctant to allow German troops to pass through their land during World War 1?
The Belgium were so reluctant to allow German troops to pass through their land during World War 1 because they were too vulnerable to a German assault in their rear. And of course they had formally decared themselves 'neutral' at the start of the war, meaning they were not allowed to assist any of the warring parties in any way .
How do you allow troops to help you in arkandian crusade?
Your troops can only help you in defense mode which is to the right of the map in adventure.
Who helped liberate Paris in 1944?
French love to say that Paris was liberated by themselves, which is not false but underestimates the role of the Allies.This is a copy/paste of an answer I already madeWho liberated Paris in 1944-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Paris was liberated on the 25th of August 1944.In fact, French people liberated the city.After the success of operation Overlord, and with the quick advance of allied forces, the Resistance and ordinary people in France began to rise up against the German government. The Resistance put up barricades, and some skirmishes occurred between the people and the German army.The allies did not try to get to Paris directly, preferring to head east towards Germany and South around Paris in order to surround it.Hitler gave the order to destroy all strategic spots (bridges..) and monuments, in order to create a French "Stalingrad". But General Von Choltitz, the German Wehrmacht general in charge of Paris, hesitated to execute Hitler's orders, so Hitler decided to send an SS division to Paris.Faced with the threat of the upcoming destruction of Paris, a French armoured division "la 2ieme division blindée" led by Général Leclerc, based in Argentan (200 kms west of Paris) decided to head to Paris, disobeying the orders of his superior (the American General Gerow). Initially, he was not helped by Eisenhower but made an audacious break through the German lines. Eisenhower, who felt that nothing could hold back Leclerc, decided to send the American fourth infantry division to reinforce Leclerc's 2ieme d.b.Capitaine Raymond Dronne leading the 9th company of Leclerc's division was the first to enter Paris by "the Porte d'Italie" at 09:21 pm the 24th of August; after fighting several days without sleeping they reached the Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) where the Resistance were based. General Von Choltitz surrendered to the French on the 25th of August in the "Gare Montparnasse"These events were important because they prevented France from being ruled by an Allied Military Government of Occupied Territories (AMGOT). The French Resistance, the popular uprising, the courage the French soldiers had shown in Italy,North Africa, and the South of France were considered by the allies to be enough to allow the French people to rule themselves.
What does lassen mean in German?
Let, or allow.
Who liberated Paris in 1944?
Paris was liberated on the 25th of August 1944.In fact, French people liberated the city.After the success of operation Overlord, and with the quick advance of allied forces, the Resistance and ordinary people in France began to rise up against the German government. The Resistance put up barricades, and some skirmishes occurred between the people and the German army.The allies did not try to get to Paris directly, preferring to head east towards Germany and South around Paris in order to surround it.Hitler gave the order to destroy all strategic spots (bridges..) and monuments, in order to create a French "Stalingrad". But General Von Choltitz, the German Wehrmacht general in charge of Paris, hesitated to execute Hitler's orders, so Hitler decided to send an SS division to Paris.Faced with the threat of the upcoming destruction of Paris, a French armoured division "la 2ieme division blindée" led by Général Leclerc, based in Argentan (200 kms west of Paris) decided to head to Paris, disobeying the orders of his superior (the American General Gerow). Initially, he was not helped by Eisenhower but made an audacious break through the German lines. Eisenhower, who felt that nothing could hold back Leclerc, decided to send the American fourth infantry division to reinforce Leclerc's 2ieme d.b.Capitaine Raymond Dronne leading the 9th company of Leclerc's division was the first to enter Paris by "the Porte d'Italie" at 09:21 pm the 24th of August; after fighting several days without sleeping they reached the Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) where the Resistance were based. General Von Choltitz surrendered to the French on the 25th of August in the "Gare Montparnasse"These events were important because they prevented France from being ruled by an Allied Military Government of Occupied Territories (AMGOT). The French Resistance, the popular uprising, the courage the French soldiers had shown in Italy, South Africa, and the South of France were considered by the allies to be enough to allow the French people to rule themselves.
Why was the battle of anzio important?
The Battle of Anzio was the beachhead invasion of Italy from January the 22nd to May the 23rd 1944 by Allied troops during the Second World War. A failure to use information gained by deciphering German codes led to the Allied troops being stranded temporarily after German attacks. Allied troops were held on the beachhead for five months before the breakthrough after Monte Cassino allowed the US 5th Army to dislodge the Germans from the Alban Hills and allow the Anzio force to begin its advance on Rome.
Why do you think the German guards allow benno and heinz to cross the border into holland?
The German guards allow benno and heinz to cross the boarder into holland because they wanted to get rid or them.
Why did The Treaty Of Paris occur?
Great Britain agreed to withdraw its remaining troops from the unites states territory.
What is the term that is french for allow to do?
permettre (verb)
French term which means allow to do?
Permettre.
In Boy Scouts what rank do you need to be to sign off requirmints?
Depends on the Troops bylaws. Some Troops do not allow Scouts to sign off on other Scouts.
