Schlieffen Plan

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:aims_to defeat France quickly
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Moltke_the_Younger
gptkbp:based_on the assumption of quick victory
gptkbp:capital the element of surprise
gptkbp:controversy it involved violating Belgian neutrality
gptkbp:convicted_of gptkb:1914
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:Helmuth_von_Moltke_the_Younger
gptkbp:future_plans offensive warfare
World War I.
the resilience of the Allies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Schlieffen Plan
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:battle
German military doctrine
gptkbp:involves gptkb:invasion_of_Belgium
gptkbp:is_a_moment_of 20th-century military history
gptkbp:is_adopted_by gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:is_characterized_by rapid troop movements
gptkbp:is_criticized_for military historians
underestimating Russian mobilization
gptkbp:is_designed_for Quick Victory
gptkbp:is_designed_to gptkb:Paris
a quick peace with France
gptkbp:is_effective_against a two-front war
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:is_part_of German war planning
gptkbp:key German military strategy in 1914
gptkbp:led_to trench warfare
gptkbp:military_strategy its inflexibility
a rapid advance through Belgium and France
overwhelm the enemy quickly
the assumption of a quick victory over France
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:Alfred_von_Schlieffen
gptkbp:proposed_by speed and mobility
prolonged conflict in Europe
gptkbp:resulted_in gptkb:Battle_of_the_Marne
logistical challenges
the establishment of trench warfare on the Western Front
gptkbp:strategic_importance gptkb:World_War_I
stretched supply lines
gptkbp:tactics a prolonged war on two fronts
gptkbp:threats a two-front war against France and Russia
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the failure of German offensives
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:Franco-Russian_Alliance