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Schlieffen Plan: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date 1905
Location Germany
Context World War I

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Map illustrating the Schlieffen Plan of 1905, showing the German army's planned invasion routes at the start of World War I. Thick red arrows indicate German advances sweeping through Belgium and Luxembourg into northern France, curving toward Paris, with key cities and rivers labeled across Belgium, France, Germany, and neighboring regions.
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Key People

Erich Ludendorff
Erich Ludendorff
German general
Helmuth von Moltke
Helmuth von Moltke
German military commander [1848–1916]
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Alfred von Schlieffen
German military officer