Schlieffen Plan
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The Schlieffen Plan was Imperial Germany’s pre–World War I military strategy for a rapid, decisive victory in the West—primarily by swiftly defeating France—before turning to fight Russia in the East.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German military doctrine
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military plan ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Schlieffen Plan
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surface form:
Schlieffen-Moltke Plan
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| appliesToEvent |
Eastern Front
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surface form:
Eastern Front of World War I
Western Front ⓘ
surface form:
Western Front of World War I
World War I ⓘ |
| author | Alfred von Schlieffen ⓘ |
| basedOnAssumption |
quick French defeat
ⓘ
rapid German mobilization ⓘ slow Russian mobilization ⓘ |
| component |
envelopment of Paris from the north and west
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holding action in Alsace-Lorraine ⓘ massive right-wing sweep through Belgium ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| consequence | British entry into World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | German Empire ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
logistical overreach
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rigidity of timetable ⓘ underestimating Belgian resistance ⓘ underestimating British response ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstExecution | August 1914 ⓘ |
| describedIn | German General Staff documents ⓘ |
| developer | Alfred von Schlieffen ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
military strategy
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operational art ⓘ |
| followedBy | Race to the Sea ⓘ |
| hasPart |
concentration of forces on the right wing
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minimal forces on the left wing ⓘ use of railways for rapid troop movement ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre–World War I era ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Helmuth von Moltke the Younger ⓘ |
| inception | 1905 ⓘ |
| influenced | German operational thinking in early 20th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Franco-Russian Alliance ⓘ |
| mainObjective |
avoid prolonged two-front war
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rapid defeat of France ⓘ |
| modifiedBy | Helmuth von Moltke the Younger ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alfred von Schlieffen ⓘ |
| opponent |
France
ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Treaty of London (1839)
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surface form:
Treaty of London 1839
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| result |
emergence of trench warfare
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failure to achieve rapid victory ⓘ stalemate on the Western Front ⓘ |
| strategy | knockout blow in the West before turning East ⓘ |
| theater |
Belgium
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France ⓘ Luxembourg ⓘ Western Europe ⓘ |
| violated | Belgian neutrality ⓘ |
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Schlieffen Plan offensive of 1914
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German Schlieffen Plan
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Schlieffen Plan (operational framework)