Chapter
Criticizing War Games
34:46 - 41:13 (06:27)
The game plans presented to the Kaiser regularly ending in the taking of prisoner's enemy army, raised concerns for General Moltke since it gave a false idea about the actual conditions of war and did not meet its basic principle of being a study for real war.
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The Schlieffen Plan was a German military strategy developed by General Alfred von Schlieffen that aimed to conquer France and Russia in a potential European war.
34:46 - 37:31 (02:45)
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The Schlieffen Plan was a German military strategy developed by General Alfred von Schlieffen that aimed to conquer France and Russia in a potential European war. It involved quickly invading and taking over Paris with the majority of Germany's army while a smaller force held off the Russian army in the East.
ChapterCriticizing War Games
EpisodePart Two: Kaiser Wilhelm: The Saddest Warlord In History
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The Kaiser's war games were regularly ending with the taking prisoner of enemy armies consisting of five or 600,000 men and he was shocked to learn that the war games were rigged, lacking the basic principles of war that included accounting for friction and obstacles.
37:31 - 41:13 (03:42)
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The Kaiser's war games were regularly ending with the taking prisoner of enemy armies consisting of five or 600,000 men and he was shocked to learn that the war games were rigged, lacking the basic principles of war that included accounting for friction and obstacles.