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Grace Gannon

The Schlieffen 'Plan' --- Genesis of the Western Front - 0 views

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  • Grace Gannon on 25 Sep 14
     
    The Schlieffen Plan has been widely criticized by historians for its failure to achieve its primary intention of Germany winning the war in six quick weeks. Despite this failure, Germany was successful in setting the tone for future operations on the Western Front.
krystalxu

What if Helmuth von Moltke the Younger would have died in 1913 rather than in 1916? - Q... - 0 views

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Helmuth von Moltke

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  • The French were never expected to penetrate far into Germany and Schlieffen reasoned that they could be defeated easily in 6 weeks.
  • This terrible decision was further compounded by the fact that the armies were forced by nature of the change to start their operations only hours after the order for full mobilization was given, such military precision was unheard of at the time and its chances of success were small.
krystalxu

First World War.com - Who's Who - Helmuth von Moltke - 0 views

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Helmuth von Moltke

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  • Moltke insisted that once the Schlieffen Plan was set in motion it could not be stopped.
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