Planning For A War On Land Flashcards
What was the French plan
Plan 17 , they would attack Alsace and Lorraine and would cross the river Rhine and head to Berlin , the bef ( a British force of 144,000 very skilled soldiers ) would travel as quickly as possible to France
What were Russia and Austria hungarys plans for war
Russian started to buil up armies and Austria Hungary started making enormous cannons .all continental power’s plan was that if a war started they would lunch an attack to finish the war quickly , however none of the countries took into a count how everyone had artillery , machine guns and barbed wire , which gave the advantage to the defender
What was the schlieffen plan
Alfred von schlieffen was the most senior general in the German army . His plan was to invade France at high speed travelling through Belgium and northern France , having defeated France within 6 weeks , the German army would then be sent to the other side of Europe to fight the Russians who would still be getting ready
