WW II
-Schlieffen's Plan involved using 90% of Germany's armed forces to attack France.-Fearing the French forts on the border with Germany, Schlieffen suggested a scythee-like attack through Holand, Belgium, and Luxembourg. The rest of the German Army woudl be sent to defensive positions in the east to stop the expected Russian advance. -On 2nd August 1914, the Schlieffen Plan was put into operation. -August 4th 1914, Britain entered the war. The Schlieffen Plan had nto taken that into consideration. -British resistance at Mons and the slow retreat after the battle agve the French more time to prepare for the Germans attack. -Kluck, the German commander in France, saw that he could not keep to the Schlieffen Plan because of the resistance from the British. -Kluck changed the plan of attack; instead of going around Paris the Germans turned south. This left the Channel ports along the coast free from attack--and enabled British reinforcements to get to France.
-Thousands of shells were fired into enemy lines in hopes to disable the trenches defence allowing for a sucessful attack. However the bombings acted as a warning for the opposition, giving them time to set up and prepare for the troops advancing from the trenches. -The Somme was Briatin's most costly battle. Date: July 1st 1916; 60,000 men were killed out of a 100,000 men army.The battle ended in the middle of November 1916, and Britain had suffered over 400,000 casualities. Both the French and Germans losses were equally heavy. -Another developement was the use of aeroplanes, which only use was to scout out enemies movment. By 1918, the Germans created planes with more engine power. By 1919, a British aircraft made the first atlantic crossing. -The armistice was signed, and at 11:00 a.m. on 11 November 1918 the Great War came to and end. -Major Battles: 1915:Ypres, Loos, Vimy Ridge, Cambrai, Messines. 1918: Marne, St. Quentin. -In August 1914 Russian troops invaded East P
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