In 1914, Germany believed war with Russia was extremely likely.
If war broke out, Germany assumed France would also attack as she was both an ally of Russia.
Germany would face a war on two fronts. Germany tried to avoid this at all costs.
Germany planned to defeat France, and then turn to the eastern front for a major offensive on Russia.
This was the basis for the Schlieffen Plan.
The plan was a surprise attack in which the Germany army would capture and obtained France before Russia was ready to fight.
Germany believed that Russia would take at least six weeks to mobilise and in that time Paris would have been successfully captured.
But Germany didn't know Russia's army had been waiting for the attack on France and was able to efficiently mobilise in just ten days. Germany went through Belgium in order to outflank the French armies and quickly capture Paris. the plan helped cause the war because it immediately broadened the conflict between Russia and Germany by bringing in France. Additionally, the invasion of the low countries helped bring Britain, which led to war world 1.
They choose the name Schlieffen Plan, because Alfred von Sclieffen was a Chief of the General Staff For germany. His name lived on as the Schlieffen Plan, because of the war.This picture in the corner is the Diagram of there plan.
The Diagram shows Germany invading threw Belguim, to attack Russia, and France.In 1914, Germany believed war with Russia was extremely likely.
If war broke out, Germany assumed France would also attack as she was both an ally of Russia.
Germany would face a war on two fronts. Germany tried to avoid this at all costs.
Germany planned to defeat France, and then turn to the eastern front for a major offensive on Russia.
This was the basis for the Schlieffen Plan.
The plan was a surprise attack in which the Germany army would capture and obtained France before Russia was ready to fight.
Germany believed that Russia would take at least six weeks to mobilise and in that time Paris would have been successfully captured.
But Germany didn't know Russia's army had been waiting for the attack on France and was able to efficiently mobilise in just ten days. Germany went through Belgium in order to outflank the French armies and quickly capture Paris. the plan helped cause the war because it immediately broadened the conflict between Russia and Germany by bringing in France. Additionally, the invasion of the low countries helped bring Britain, which led to war world 1.
They choose the name Schlieffen Plan, because Alfred von Sclieffen was a Chief of the General Staff For germany. His name lived on as the Schlieffen Plan, because of the war.This picture in the corner is the Diagram of there plan.
The Diagram shows Germany invading threw Belguim, to attack Russia, and France.But Germany didn't know Russia's army had been waiting for the attack on France and was able to efficiently mobilise in just ten days. Germany went through Belgium in order to outflank the French armies and quickly capture Paris. the plan helped cause the war because it immediately broadened the conflict between Russia and Germany by bringing in France. Additionally, the invasion of the low countries helped bring Britain, which led to war world 1.
They choose the name Schlieffen Plan, because Alfred von Sclieffen was a Chief of the General Staff For germany. His name lived on as the Schlieffen Plan, because of the war.This picture in the corner is the Diagram of there plan.
The Diagram shows Germany invading threw Belguim, to attack Russia, and France.But Germany didn't know Russia's army had been waiting for the attack on France and was able to efficiently mobilise in just ten days. Germany went through Belgium in order to outflank the French armies and quickly capture Paris. the plan helped cause the war because it immediately broadened the conflict between Russia and Germany by bringing in France. Additionally, the