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The Schlieffen plan was extremely stupid and was modified by Moltke. Schlieffen specified invading even the Netherlands! creating yet another enemy absorbing even more German troops in otherwise neutral territory, instead of concentrating on the enemy.
Moltke modified considerably the Schlieffen plan as it was obsolete even in 1906. One of the greatest problems in Moltke's offensive was the depleted right flank, thanks to Belgium's brave defense. How can creating an additional enemy with several divisions and having to occupy a lot of additional territory expedite the invasion of France? Why was it not necessary in 1870? Britain declared war on August 4, because it had not received a satisfactory response to its ultimatum requiring that Belgium be kept neutral. It is unfortunate that a Belgian would not know about the Belgian franc-tireurs and the inhuman German reprisals in WW I, see: http://www.firstworldwar.com/atoz/franctireur.htm Again, your favorite word is correctly spelled nonsense in english |
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