Russia. They thought it would take around 6 weeks.
Toward Germany. East of Russia.
Germany employed the military strategy of the Schlieffen Plan to effectively mobilize against both France and Russia simultaneously during a time of conflict. This plan involved quickly defeating France in the west before turning east to face Russia, aiming to avoid a two-front war.
Germany advanced approximately 1,000 miles into Russia during World War II, reaching as far as the outskirts of Moscow before being pushed back by the Soviet Union.
World War 1 Germany invaded Russia in 1917 after Russia backed out of the war. World War 2 Germany invaded Russia during the Second World War on June 22, 1941 Operation Barbarossa
It allowed France and Russia to mobilize their militaries faster than Germany had thought possible.
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It allowed France and Russia to mobilize their militaries faster than Germany had thought possible.
Russia. They thought it would take around 6 weeks.
Russia after it began to mobilize troops to the German border.
Toward Germany. East of Russia.
Germany employed the military strategy of the Schlieffen Plan to effectively mobilize against both France and Russia simultaneously during a time of conflict. This plan involved quickly defeating France in the west before turning east to face Russia, aiming to avoid a two-front war.
Russia was the first Allied Nation to mobilize troops against Austria-Hungary for its declaration of war on Serbia.
The allies lost a major part of their Alliance. With Russia in the war, Germany and the Central Powers had to fight a 'two front' war. The Eastern(Russia and Germany) and Western front. (France and Germany) This made Germany split their troops in half and have less men on each side. With Russia out of the war they could mobilize all their troops to the Western front and focus on winning the war.
Belgium. The Plan was to defeat France extremely fast to avoid fighting on two fronts, as Germany thought Russia would take a long while to mobilize its troops. However the Plan was a complete failure as it required three things to succeed. Britain couldn't join the war, which they did because Germany needed to invade Belgium in order to attack France. Then they needed speed, but the BEF and Belgiun resistance managed to delay German forces. Lastly, Russia were able to mobilize their troops in time and Germany ended up having to fight a war on two fronts, dividing its forces.
Actually Germany backed the Austria-Hungarian empire that wanted to attack Serbia because of the assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand. Russia was allied with Serbian Nationals and mobilized their troops against A-H empire. Germany was an ally of the A-H empire and mobilized their troops against Russia. France and Great Britain had an defensive alliance with Russia. They would come to Russia's aid if they were attacked, so they started to mobilize their troops just in case. Germany felt threatened by their mobilization and started to mobilize troops along the border with France. A-H moved on Serbia and Russia attacked A-H empire. Germany then attacked Russia. France and Great Britain honored their treaty with Russia and declared war on the A-H empire and Germany. Germany became the aggressor against France and Great Briton by physically attacking them first. Actually all of this and World War II can be traced back to a Roman Legion that was wiped out in the Rhineland. You will need to do some research to figure that out but it is basically true.