"When you march into France, let the last man on the right brush the Channel with his sleeve."

— Alfred von Schlieffen

Alfred von Schlieffen Tee

"When you march into France, let the last man on the right brush the Channel with his sleeve."

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Era: Imperial Age

Region: Germany

Alfred von Schlieffen

Alfred von Schlieffen

1833 – 1913

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.

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