Schlieffen Plan - Activation and Subsequent Failure

Activation and Subsequent Failure

Though debate continues about the merits of the Schlieffen Plan and even on whether the Schlieffen Plan was ever truly executed, a number of causes contributed to the failure of the German invasion:

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