German General Staff

The Schlieffen Plan The Germans thought that they might have to go to war with Russia. If this would happen/occur, France would most likely join Russia, considering that she was Russia’s ally. This would mean that Germany would have to fight a two front war, which would be a nightmare.The Schlieffen Plan was a plan to avoid a war on two fronts against Russia and France. The plan itself started in 1905 as a thought experiment, but the planning started before the 1900s(1892). The Schlieffen Plan started

The Schlieffen Plan The Germans thought that they might have to go to war with Russia. If this would happen/occur, France would most likely join Russia, considering that she was Russia’s ally. This would mean that Germany would have to fight a two front war, which would be a nightmare.The Schlieffen Plan was a plan to avoid a war on two fronts against Russia and France. The plan itself started in 1905 as a thought experiment, but the planning started before the 1900s(1892). The Schlieffen Plan started

The Schlieffen Plan was devised by Count Alfred von Schlieffen, the Chief of the General Staff in the German army in 1905. There were a number of different aspects to the Schlieffen Plan, and all were aimed at defeating France as quickly as possible, preferably in under 6 weeks. The Germans believed this was possible because they had defeated France in Alsace and Lorraine in the 1871. The main aim of the Schlieffen Plan was to knock out and capture France and then attack Russia in order to avoid

marked the end of the German advance toward Paris and the beginning of trench warfare. The battle exhibited a number of firsts in the history of warfare, motorized movement of troops and interception of radio communications. It indicated that the war would not be a quick victory for Germany (Klein, 2014). Joseph Joffre, the French Commander in Chief, exhibited ingenuity and leadership to yield a significant victory while the Helmuth von Moltke the younger, the German chief of staff, demonstrated a failure

When war was declared in 1914, the Germans had devised a plan to avoid fighting war on two fronts against both, Russia and France; the Schlieffen Plan. The plan however, did not solve Germany 's problem of a two-front war and the leadership of Helmuth von Moltke determined its failure, to a great extent but not entirely; erroneous assumptions that the plan was based on and countless mistakes made on the battlefield also contributed to its lack of success. The Schlieffen Plan was devised to prevent

unexpected disaster for the German army during the First World War. The Schlieffen-Moltke plan failed to achieve its objectives in September 1914 due to the leadership of Moltke and the changes to the original Schlieffen Plan that Moltke implemented during 1914. The objective of the Schlieffen-Moltke plan, which was a planned offensive assault by the German Empire, was to advance through Belgium and enter France through the Northern border. Once they marched through Belgium, the Germans wished to quickly overtake

General Chief of Staff Helmuth Johannes Ludwig von Moltke’s mission command and leadership style left the troops of the German armies searching for purpose, motivation, direction, and understanding. At the time of Moltke’s appointment to General Chief of Staff, he fully admitted that his personal shortcomings and lack of self-confidence did not suit him for the demands of the position . His demeanor coupled with the lack of understanding, visualization, direction, and leading of troops have led

General Chief of Staff Helmuth Von Moltke, also known as Moltke the Younger, foreshadowed his own demise as well as that of the German Armies upon his appointment to General Chief of Staff. Moltke fully admitted that his personal shortcomings and lack of self-confidence did not suit him for the demands of the position . He lived in the shadow of his uncle, the great Helmuth Karl Bernhard Von Moltke, also known as Moltke the Elder. Moltke the Elder, considered an architect of military victories

Normandy and the Rhineland puts it: ‘until you’ve fought the German army, you have never fought a real battle’ ’ (Bungay, 2003). One of the reasons of such a reputation is the Auftragstaktik - an effective command philosophy which origins from Prussia in early 19th century, which in contrast to direct command approach is mission-oriented and based on local initiative within the superior’s intent. From the scratch Prussians and Germans managed developed command philosophy which is adapted by most

implemented by Moltke the Younger, and his poor leadership shown throughout the execution of the plan The objective of the Schlieffen-Moltke plan; which was a planned offensive assault by the German Empire, was to advance through Belgium and enter France through the Northern border. Once Belgium was defeated, the Germans wished to quickly overtake the French and move quickly to fight the Russians before they could mobilize. However, the plan turned into a major disaster due to the alterations that Moltke