| He was the head of a company of the 58th infantry regiment in 1884 before becoming a major in the operations section of the general staff led by von Schlieffen. |
| As chief of staff Moltke's principal duty was to revise the Schlieffen plan to meet modern conditions. |
| Taking advantage of this fact, Schlieffen planned to initially adopt a purely defensive posture on the Eastern Front with a minimal number of troops facing Russia's slowly gathering armies. |
| This course is an in-depth study of the modern interpretations of warfare, including Clausewitz, Jomini, Hamley, Moltke, Schlieffen, and Foch. |
| Neutral Belgium had had the temerity to resist the German advance required by the so-called Schlieffen plan and German soldiers took their frustrations out on the city and its people. |
| Twelve hexes in northern France and Belgium either on or adjacent to the coast are Schlieffen Plan hexes. |
