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An army can have more than one plan.
::::What I'm saying is the Schleiffen plan wasn't a written document; it was government policy that affected budgets, even local budgets like the building of rail lines and terminals. Everyone knew it. If war came, Belgian neutrality would have to be violated as millions in manpower would be rushed to the front. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Lock Up The Coup Plotters!'']]</sup> 00:01, 21 May 2017 (EDT)
::::What I'm saying is the Schleiffen plan wasn't a written document; it was government policy that affected budgets, even local budgets like the building of rail lines and terminals. Everyone knew it. If war came, Belgian neutrality would have to be violated as millions in manpower would be rushed to the front. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Lock Up The Coup Plotters!'']]</sup> 00:01, 21 May 2017 (EDT)
::::There's no way to keep it secret, as millions of foot soldiers for twenty years were trained in what to do when the order came, with some broad outline of the basic strategy, thinking, and theory. All came to accept violating Belgian neutrality and risking war with GB. Belgians knew the plan. Great Britain knew the plan. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Lock Up The Coup Plotters!'']]</sup> 00:08, 21 May 2017 (EDT)
::::There's no way to keep it secret, as millions of foot soldiers for twenty years were trained in what to do when the order came, with some broad outline of the basic strategy, thinking, and theory. All came to accept violating Belgian neutrality and risking war with GB. Belgians knew the plan. Great Britain knew the plan. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Lock Up The Coup Plotters!'']]</sup> 00:08, 21 May 2017 (EDT)
:::::An army can have more than one plan, so just knowing that such a plan exists doesn't necessarily tell you what to expect. Schleiffen actually published an article describing his plan, although that was after he retired. According to Churchill, the British army expected the attack pretty much the way it happened. Despite being provided a copy of the plan, the French were still surprised. They did not expect the Germans to use reservists on the front line. By French calculations, the Germans had nowhere near enough soldiers to even attempt an offensive. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 09:56, 21 May 2017 (EDT)