Chief of the German General Staff whose plan for a single decisive envelopment of France shaped — and haunted — the opening of the First World War.
"When you march into France, let the last man on the right brush the Channel with his sleeve."
"Keep the right wing strong."
When you march into France, let the last man on the right brush the Channel with his sleeve.
— Alfred von Schlieffen
"When you march into France, let the last man on the right brush the Channel with..."
Keep the right wing strong.
