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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCHLIEFFEN PLAN

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCHLIEFFEN PLAN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCHLIEFFEN PLAN

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WHAT DOES SCHLIEFFEN PLAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Schlieffen Plan

Schlieffen Plan

The Schlieffen Plan was one of the German General Staff's early-20th-century war-plans. It was adopted as Deployment Plan Aufmarsch I in 1905 and modeled an isolated Franco-German war in which Russia would not attack Germany, but Italy and Austria-Hungary might help attack France. As it was assumed that France would be on the defensive in such a war, since her forces would be outnumbered, Aufmarsch I stated that Germany would have to go on the offensive if she wanted to end the war. Aufmarsch I thus deployed Germany's entire army on the German-Belgian border in anticipation of an offensive into France through Belgium and trusted that Italian and Austro-Hungarian troops would defend Alsace-Lorraine. While the plan did not anticipate swift or immediate victory and had no set timetable, it did envisage forcing the smaller French Army into a Decisive Battle in which much of it would be destroyed, increasing the German Army's superiority for further operations which would eventually see the total defeat of France.

Definition of Schlieffen Plan in the English dictionary

The definition of Schlieffen Plan in the dictionary is a plan intended to ensure German victory over a Franco-Russian alliance by holding off Russia with minimal strength and swiftly defeating France by a massive flanking movement through the Low Countries, devised by Alfred, Count von Schlieffen in 1905.

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Synonyms and antonyms of Schlieffen Plan in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Schlieffen Plan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCHLIEFFEN PLAN

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The translations of Schlieffen Plan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Schlieffen Plan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

施利芬计划
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

plan de Schlieffen
570 millions of speakers

English

Schlieffen Plan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्लीफेन योजना
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

خطة شليفن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

План Шлиффена
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Plano Schlieffen
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Translator English - Bengali

শেলিফেন পরিকল্পনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plan Schlieffen
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Translator English - Malay

Rancangan Schlieffen
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Translator English - German

Schlieffen-Plan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シュリーフェン計画
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Schlieffen 계획
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Translator English - Javanese

Rencana Schlieffen
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Kế hoạch Schlieffen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்கில்ஃபென் திட்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्लिफीन योजना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Schlieffen Planı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Piano Schlieffen
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Plan Schlieffena
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Translator English - Ukrainian

план Шліффена
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Planul Schlieffen
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Translator English - Greek

σχέδιο Σλίφεν
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Schlieffenplan
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Schlieffenplanen
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Translator English - Norwegian

Schlieffen Plan
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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCHLIEFFEN PLAN»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCHLIEFFEN PLAN» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCHLIEFFEN PLAN»

Discover the use of Schlieffen Plan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Schlieffen Plan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Inventing the Schlieffen Plan: German War Planning 1871-1914
On the basis of newly discovered documents from German archives, Terence Zuber presents a radically different picture of German war planning between 1871 and 1914, and concludes that, in fact, there never really was a `Schlieffen plan'.
Terence Zuber, 2002
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The Schlieffen Plan: Critique of a Myth
Using a copy of the Schlieffen Plan unearthed in 1953, Ritter examines the man and his plan for the German campaign to France through Belgium in 1914.
Gerhard Ritter, 1958
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Wilhelm Groener, Officering, and the Schlieffen Plan
This dissertation analyzes the career and attitudes of Wilhelm Groener (1867-1939), whom it uses as a vehicle for understanding the Imperial German army officer corps and the assumptions that guided the General Staff war planning process ...
Mark R. Stoneman, 2006
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Germany’s Western Front: Translations from the German ...
35 There has been extensive debate between Terence Zuber, who argues that the Schlieffen Plan was a myth propagated in the 1920s, and his critics who argue that it was a “real” plan of operations. On the nature of the debate itself, see  ...
Mark Osborne Humphries, John Maker, 2013
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The Plan That Broke the World: The "Schlieffen Plan" and ...
The book Web site is whatweretheythinking.williamdoneil.com/theplanthatbroketheworld The Plan That Broke the World is a case study in the What Were They Thinking? series. The series Web site is whatweretheythinking.williamdoneil.com/
William D. O'Neil, 2014
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Invasion 1914: The Schlieffen Plan to the Battle of the Marne
In Invasion 1914, Ian Senior has woven together strategic analysis, diary entries, dramatic eyewitness accounts and interview transcripts from soldiers on the ground with consummate skill.
Ian Senior, 2014
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German War Planning, 1891-1914: Sources and Interpretations
This translation is based on what appears to be the final copy of the 'Schlieffen Plan ' Denkschrift. // escaped the destruction of Pot sam because the various copies of the Denkschrift were among the few documents that had been transferred ...
Terence Zuber, 2004
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The Influence of Air Power Upon History
Germany's fear of encirclement had led it to what became infamous in history, the Schlieffen plan. Created by General Albert von Schlieffen, Chief of the German General Staff from 1891 to 1905, the plan was predicated upon the absolute ...
Boyne, Walter
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The Western Front 1914-1916: From the Schlieffen Plan to ...
The text is complemented by full-color maps that guide the reader through specific actions and campaigns.
Michael S. Neiberg, 2012
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Vin Rouge, Vin Blanc, Beaucoup Vin, the American ...
However, he was the author of the famed Schlieffen Plan that was the blueprint for Germany's military action in the opening stages of the war. Schlieffen joined the army in 1854 and quickly moved to the General Staff seeing action in Seven ...
Van Lee, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCHLIEFFEN PLAN»

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THE SCHLIEFFEN PLAN is Named the Winner of The Arthur …
The Schieffen Plan: International Perspectives on the German Strategy for World War I, edited by Hans Ehlert, Michael Epkenhans, and Gerhard P. Gross and ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»
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This Week in World War I, March 7-13, 1915
Caught in the middle, the French forces would be annihilated and France would be forced out of the war. This was the strategic essence of the Schlieffen Plan. «Huffington Post, Mar 15»
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Echoes of the great war resonate a century later
The original Schlieffen Plan — a scheme to rapidly deploy German combat power to where it could be decisively used — envisaged a German army bolstered ... «KVUE, Feb 15»
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11 Intriguing Ways World War I Could Have Turned Out Differently
Some historians contend that the Schlieffen plan would have worked if Moltke had followed Schlieffen's original plan. Had the right flank not been depleted, ... «io9, Oct 14»
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Barbara Tuchmans The Guns of August Is Still WWIs Peerless …
Just by way of example: The German plan to fight and win a two-front war against France and Russia, the infamous Schlieffen Plan, “was as rigid and complete ... «Daily Beast, Sep 14»
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'Taxi to the front and a place in history' The WWI taxis of the Marne
The Schlieffen Plan, Berlin's invasion blueprint, envisaged that the First Army would go around Paris to the west. Instead, the First Army pivoted and swung east ... «Express.co.uk, Sep 14»
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Today's letters: 'Hamas is a virus that must be destroyed'
With or without Britain's participation, Germany probably would have succeeded, had it only followed the Schlieffen plan to keep the right-wing strong. The fateful ... «National Post, Aug 14»
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A war that has not ended
This was a cornerstone of the Schlieffen Plan, drawn up by the German general Alfred von Schlieffen in 1905, should Russia mobilise its forces on the German ... «Irish Times, Aug 14»
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(W)Archives: Germany's Violation of Belgian Neutrality in 1914
The violation of Belgian neutrality was a key aspect of the Schlieffen Plan, the German plan for a war with France. The plan assumed that Germany would face a ... «War on the Rocks, Aug 14»
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Five business lessons from WW1
However, the Schlieffen Plan failed and the strategy could not be fulfilled anymore. Facing a strategic nightmare of a war on two fronts, Germany eventually lost ... «HRmagazine.co.uk, Jul 14»

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