First Battle of the Marne
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, World War I
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, German History, French History
- Geographical Location: Paris
- Date: September 5-9, 1914
Article abstract: The First Battle of the Marne halts the German advance into Paris and changes the nature of World War I to one of position rather than movement.
Summary of Event
Before the outbreak of World War I, Germany’s only battle plan to meet the contingency of war on two fronts against France and Russia was the 1905 Schlieffen Plan developed by General Alfred von Schlieffen, chief of staff of the Germany Army from 1891 to 1906. He knew that the vast size of Russia and its undeveloped railroad system meant that the mobilization and deployment...
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