Schlieffen

British  

/ ˈʃliːfən /

noun

1. Alfred (ˈalfreːt), Count von Schlieffen. 1833–1913, German field marshal, who devised the Schlieffen Plan (1905): it was intended to ensure German victory over a Franco-Russian alliance by holding off Russia with minimal strength and swiftly defeating France by a massive flanking movement through the Low Countries. In a modified form, it was unsuccessfully employed in World War I (1914)

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While the first few weeks of the German invasion seemed to match the ambitions of the Schlieffen Plan, they soon ground to a halt.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020

The defeat of the Germans left the Schlieffen Plan in ruins.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012

Nonetheless, speed was vital to the Schlieffen Plan.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012

Schlieffen promised victory in six weeks by a massive, right-wing attack that would pivot across Belgium and fall on the flank of the French armies before Paris.

From Time Magazine Archive

Schlieffen and Faucit, the former the Hessian, the latter the English agent, and Suffolk, the English minister of war, had a long correspondence on the subject.

From A Defence of the Hessians by Rosengarten, J. G. (Joseph George)