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How the war on the western front turn into a stalemate?
The German Army's plan to win the war was the Schiefflen Plan. The plan was to hold off Russia in the east and attack France through Belgium with the bulk of the forces. Within a few weeks of the commencement of the war several million men faced off against each other on the Western Front. The German Army got within sight of Paris only to be repelled at the Battle of the Marne. The German command realizing that plan was not working retreated to higher ground along the Aisne river. Then began what is often referred to as the "Race to the Sea", but was really an attempt by the armies to outflank each other. The armies continued this process until there was no flank only the North Sea. As a result the battle front became static from the North Sea to the Swiss Alps. Both sides, but particularly the Germans, then began to "dig in" creating defensive postions which became more elaborate as the war went on.
What was the schieffen plan'?
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.
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 was the single plan?
A single plan is a plan
What is Rico's plan that he is hiding?
The plan is to remember his plan and tell other of his plan
How do you transfer a business plan to an action plan?
How to transfer business plan to an action plan
Is budget a single use plan standing plan or strategic plan?
It is a strategic plan
Is a Master plan a strategic plan?
Not exactly…a master plan is the main plan to follow.
What is the difference between operational plan and action plan?
An operational plan is a permanence plan or a repeated work but an action plan is a plan used to take action on a new problem.
What are the past and future tenses of the verb plan?
The past tense of plan is planned; the future tense is will plan.
