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German Plan for victory-Schlieffen Plan, Eastern and Western Fronts. Ryan Traylor, Mariah Hobbs, Justin Dennis, Chelsea Tyson. The Schlieffen Plan was created by Count Alfred Von Schlieffen. It was created in December of 1905 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Ryan Traylor, Mariah Hobbs, Justin Dennis, Chelsea Tyson
German Plan for victory-Schlieffen Plan, Eastern and Western Fronts
The Schlieffen Plan was created by Count Alfred Von Schlieffen.
It was created in December of 1905It was a plan to strategically win in a
future war fighting on two fronts, France at the West and Russia to the east.
For the plan to work the country would need speed to execute it.
Germany needed to avoid a two front war.Germany concentrated troops in the west to
quickly defeat the French, but if needed, rushing the French troops by rail to the east to face the Russians.
Germany knew that the Russian technology wasn’t as advance, as the French so they wouldn’t be much of a problem.
Three million died in the fighting, nine million wounded
Russian and Germans fought, Austrians joined in
It started August 17, 1914Russian General- Pavel Rennenkampf’s first
army invaded eastern PrussiaAlexander’s second army attacked Germanys
right flank
Eastern front:
Trench Ware far Ran 700 kilometers from the Belgium Coast
to the Swiss boarder British, France, U.S., Vs Germany, Austria
HungaryStarted August 3, 1914. Ended November 11, 191814 years 3 months 1 week
Western front: