Schlieffen Plan (modification and execution)

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Helmuth_von_Moltke_the_Younger
Reduced forces through Belgium
Strengthened left wing
Weakened right wing
gptkbp:consequence Stalemate on Western Front
gptkbp:country gptkb:German_Empire
gptkbp:executedBy gptkb:German_Army
August 1914
gptkbp:goal Avoid two-front war
Rapid defeat of France
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Schlieffen Plan (modification and execution)
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Alfred_von_Schlieffen
gptkbp:method Encirclement of Paris
Flanking maneuver through Belgium
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:France
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:reasonForModification Logistical concerns
Political concerns
Troop shortages
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:Schlieffen_Plan
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:First_Battle_of_the_Marne
Failure to quickly defeat France
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Helmuth_von_Moltke_the_Younger
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5