Schlieffen Plan Outline
The Tears’ Evolution of Continental Fears
The Schlieffen Plan originated from a complicated history of alliances and protectors. The conflict began with Austria-Hungary suppressing Serbia’s ability to create a large empire. Serbian uprisings against Austro-Hungarian influences resulted in Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife being assassinated by a Serbian nationalist. Austria felt that the proper response to the assassination was to declare war on Serbia, one month to the day of Ferdinand’s death. This declaration of war led to a breakout between multinational, European alliances. With France and Russia backing the Serbs, and powerful ally, Germany, backing Austria-Hungary. These complicated relations led to an outbreak of war across Europe. The Schlieffen Plan was a military strategy of Germany to defeat France, which eventually failed, and ultimately led to the Great War.
The Chief of the Imperial German General Staff ,Alfred von Schlieffen, was an avid student of military history, and developed a plan inspired by the Carthaginian defeat of the Roman Empire. Schlieffen believed that modern armies could be conquered in the same fashion. The Schlieffen Plan was one in which would enable Germany to fight a Two Front War. …show more content…
When events happened and these plans were affected, the Germans had no good way to react. This caused them to make even more mistakes such as the Germans lack of a well prepared backup military. German backup troops were not trained well with modern military equipment, therefore, they were not prepared for this war. Another mistake Germany made was using the railroad as their main transportation for troops. Their enemies took advantage of this by just simply tearing apart the train tracks. Germany’s plans were delayed ,and as a result this gave France an opportunity to react. Germany’s biggest mistake though was one that would affect Europe
The Schlieffen Plan originated from a complicated history of alliances and protectors. The conflict began with Austria-Hungary suppressing Serbia’s ability to create a large empire. Serbian uprisings against Austro-Hungarian influences resulted in Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife being assassinated by a Serbian nationalist. Austria felt that the proper response to the assassination was to declare war on Serbia, one month to the day of Ferdinand’s death. This declaration of war led to a breakout between multinational, European alliances. With France and Russia backing the Serbs, and powerful ally, Germany, backing Austria-Hungary. These complicated relations led to an outbreak of war across Europe. The Schlieffen Plan was a military strategy of Germany to defeat France, which eventually failed, and ultimately led to the Great War.
The Chief of the Imperial German General Staff ,Alfred von Schlieffen, was an avid student of military history, and developed a plan inspired by the Carthaginian defeat of the Roman Empire. Schlieffen believed that modern armies could be conquered in the same fashion. The Schlieffen Plan was one in which would enable Germany to fight a Two Front War. …show more content…
When events happened and these plans were affected, the Germans had no good way to react. This caused them to make even more mistakes such as the Germans lack of a well prepared backup military. German backup troops were not trained well with modern military equipment, therefore, they were not prepared for this war. Another mistake Germany made was using the railroad as their main transportation for troops. Their enemies took advantage of this by just simply tearing apart the train tracks. Germany’s plans were delayed ,and as a result this gave France an opportunity to react. Germany’s biggest mistake though was one that would affect Europe