Thread: History: WW1: How was the Schlieffen Plan supposed to help Germany win a future?

I know Germany didn't win but the Schlieffen Plan was supposed to help Germany win a future war. We haven't got any notes down on it in our exercise books or our text books.

Thanks.

well basically the plan was to attak quickly and if ir worked they would have used it to fight future wars

well basically a few troops go to france and take over and the rest quickly move up north to the russian troops before they can get to germany

unfortunately for kaiser it didnt work out
because his they were really tired and couldnt mobalise quickly

germany underestimated the ussr because they thought that they wouldnt be able to mobalise quickly and get to germany

Actually, the Schlieffen PLan was based on the fact that it would take the Russian army 4 weeks to mobilise, plenty of time to knock out the French. There were eight rail tracks going across Germany to switch the troops over to the Eastern Front. One reason for it failing was the fact that the BEF put up enough of a fight to make the armies close up, so when they wheeled the Northern army missed Paris by about 15 miles. Liege had put up too long a defence and special siege guns had to be brought up, so the German troops Had to forage. The French army was moved in Paris taxis, and the French won the Battle of the Marne. At this point, Samsonov's troops began their march into East Prussia, where Ludendorff thrashed them at the BAttle of the Masurian Lakes.