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Schlieffen Plan - Wikipedia

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The Schlieffen Plan (German: Schlieffen-Plan, pronounced [ʃliːfən plaːn]) is a name given after the First World War to German war plans, due to the influence of Field Marshal Alfred von Schlieffen and his thinking on an invasion of France and Belgium, which began on 4 August 1914. Schlieffen was Chief of the General Staff of the German Army from 1891 to 1906. In 1905 and 1906, Schlieffen devised an army deployment plan for a decisive (war-winning) offensive against the French Third Republic. German forces were to invade France through the Netherlands and Belgium rather than across the common border. After losing the First World War, German official historians of the Reichsarchiv and other writers described the plan as a blueprint for victory. Generaloberst (Colonel-General) Helmuth von Moltke the Younger succeeded Schlieffen as Chief of the German General Staff in 1906 and was dismissed after the First Battle of the Marne (5–12 September 1914). German historians claimed that Moltke had

Schlieffen Plan - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia German deployment plan against France For the French deployment plan of 1914, see Plan XVII . Schlieffen Plan Count Alfred von Schlieffen in 1906 Operational scope Offensive strategy Planned 1905–1906 and 1906–1914 Planned by Alfred von Schlieffen Helmuth von Moltke the Younger Objective Disputed Date 7 August 1914 Executed by Moltke the Younger Outcome See Aftermath Casualties c.  305,000 v t e Battle of the Frontiers 1914 Mulhouse Haelen Lorraine Dinant Ardennes Rossignol Charleroi Mons Trouée d

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