Schlieffen Plan

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1) Russia would be slow to mobilise

2) Germany would have a 6-week margin in which to overcome France by means of a massive and rapid campaign in the west

3) Danger that France's fortresses might delay German army

4)Germany would cross the narrow strait of Dutch territory called the 'Maastricht Appendix', then sweep through Belgium

5) Pivotal role given to the 35 corps between Metz and…

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