General Count Alfred Von Schlieffen's Attack On Germany

In 1905 General Count Alfred von Schlieffen created The Schlieffen Plan. The Schlieffen Plan was the operational plan for the attack on France once Russia started to mobilise their forces near the German border. Germany was to create a small holding on Russia while most of the German army went to invade France, this was known as The Two Front War. German’s would have to move quickly through Belgium in order for this Plan to work. After they defeated France, the rest of the German troops would move back and invade Russia.
On August 3, 1914 Germany declared war on France, and around the same time they also demanded the right of German troops to pass through Belgium during the execution of the Schlieffen Plan. Belgium was a neutral territory,