Plan XVII

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Plan XVII

French history

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World War I
The strategy of the Western Allies, 1914
He sponsored the notorious Plan XVII, with which France went to war in 1914.
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He sponsored the notorious Plan XVII, with which France went to war in 1914.
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First Battle of the Marne
Allied retreat to the Marne
…folly of pressing ahead with Plan XVII, the planned French offensive into Alsace and Lorraine. Plan XVII had vastly underestimated the size of German invasion forces, and its execution would have dramatically enhanced the effectiveness of the German Schlieffen Plan. The Schlieffen Plan called for a massive flank attack on…
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…folly of pressing ahead with Plan XVII, the planned French offensive into Alsace and Lorraine. Plan XVII had vastly underestimated the size of German invasion forces, and its execution would have dramatically enhanced the effectiveness of the German Schlieffen Plan. The Schlieffen Plan called for a massive flank attack on…
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