The Schlieffen Plan and the Reasons for Its Failure
The Schlieffen Plan and why it failed
What was the Schlieffen Plan and how was it supposed to work?
The Schlieffen Plan was a plan created by the Germans which was created in order to help Germany win the war. It went like this: The Germans had some of the best railway systems in the world and this would enable them to transport troops quickly and efficiently to the front line. They decided to attack Belgium with lots of force so that they would have a quick and easy route into France. They did this by making the forces eight times stronger than the Ardennes Region troops. Then, six weeks later they would have encircled Paris from the East and West, making them surrender and the French making peace with them. Then they could transport the troops by rail to take down the Russians. They did this because they knew that they couldn’t take down both the French and the Russians at the same time.
Why did the Schliefflen plan fail?
As we know from the last question, Germany wanted to invade Belgium, and they did. Except, when they invaded, Britain stood by its guarantee of neutrality with Belgium and declared war with Germany on August the fourth. A week later, Britain had secretly shipped 120,000 troops from the British forces to France. The Belgian army resisted the invasion, although Germany had a slight number advantage. Eventually, Belgium’s capital Brussels fell on the 20th of August. Then Russia invaded quicker than expected so Germany had to send some troops from Belgium to fight the Russians. The French attack completely failed though leaving 300,000 casualties.
The British held up the Germans in Belgium for a short amount of time but then retreated to join the French. The Germans tried to invade France but due to their lack of troops they went East of Paris making them unable to circle the city. Then, the French general Joffre inspired the French armies to resist the Germans and made them stand their ground with the words “A unit which can no longer
What was the Schlieffen Plan and how was it supposed to work?
The Schlieffen Plan was a plan created by the Germans which was created in order to help Germany win the war. It went like this: The Germans had some of the best railway systems in the world and this would enable them to transport troops quickly and efficiently to the front line. They decided to attack Belgium with lots of force so that they would have a quick and easy route into France. They did this by making the forces eight times stronger than the Ardennes Region troops. Then, six weeks later they would have encircled Paris from the East and West, making them surrender and the French making peace with them. Then they could transport the troops by rail to take down the Russians. They did this because they knew that they couldn’t take down both the French and the Russians at the same time.
Why did the Schliefflen plan fail?
As we know from the last question, Germany wanted to invade Belgium, and they did. Except, when they invaded, Britain stood by its guarantee of neutrality with Belgium and declared war with Germany on August the fourth. A week later, Britain had secretly shipped 120,000 troops from the British forces to France. The Belgian army resisted the invasion, although Germany had a slight number advantage. Eventually, Belgium’s capital Brussels fell on the 20th of August. Then Russia invaded quicker than expected so Germany had to send some troops from Belgium to fight the Russians. The French attack completely failed though leaving 300,000 casualties.
The British held up the Germans in Belgium for a short amount of time but then retreated to join the French. The Germans tried to invade France but due to their lack of troops they went East of Paris making them unable to circle the city. Then, the French general Joffre inspired the French armies to resist the Germans and made them stand their ground with the words “A unit which can no longer