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World War I. The Initial Stages. The Battle Plans. The Schlieffen Plan Plan Seventeen Plan R British Expeditionary Force. The Schlieffan Plan. Plan Seventeen. Plan R. British Expeditionary Force (BEF). 1 000 000 Soldiers…. …transported on 1000 trains. …to the border of Belgium. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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World War I
The Initial Stages
The Battle Plans• The Schlieffen Plan
• Plan Seventeen
• Plan R • British Expeditionary Force
The Schlieffan Plan
Plan Seventeen
Plan R
British Expeditionary Force (BEF)
1 000 000 Soldiers…
…transported on 1000 trains
…to the border of Belgium.
Germany:• 5 army groups were to advance quickly
through Belgium.
• 1 group to surround Paris.
• This offensive was to last no more than 3 weeks.
• Send a diversionary attack through the lost territories of Alsace and Lorraine.
• Retain the bulk of its army in Paris.
• Meet the Germans at the River Marne 60 kms outside of Paris.
France:
British• BEF=25 000 troops • Elite fighting force—
marines• Attack Germans from
behind as they march through Belgium.
• Surround them with aid from the French
The Plans Unfold• Germany invades Belgium, but are slowed
down by the Belgians at the Battle of Liege.
• When Germany enters France, the French begin “taxi” their million army reserves out to meet them at the Marne River.
• They fight.
• Race to the Sea
Life in Trenches
Trench Foot