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:::::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)
:::::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)
:::::Until 1913, the Germans had a plan to invade Russia. So there was more than one possibility. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 22:53, 22 May 2017 (EDT)
:::::Until 1913, the Germans had a plan to invade Russia. So there was more than one possibility. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 22:53, 22 May 2017 (EDT)
::::::Yes, but France still was considered the main threat. Russians in 1914 only had 1 gun for every three soldiers, and most walked to the front given the absence of rail lines.
::::::The big risk was war with Great Britain, which was a more powerful adversary than France. So while German's focused on France as their main enemy, the only way to defeat them relied on risking a much wider war, which would throw all military planning in the trash. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Deep Six the Deep State!'']]</sup> 00:17, 23 May 2017 (EDT)