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“It was summer!” The summer of 1914, when all the European powers were running wild! Starting with Russia’s partial mobilization, Europe fell into the vortex of war. Did the tight train schedule cause the war? The reason the European powers couldn’t stop the war was because of the train schedule… What exactly was the reason? Germany launched a surprise invasion of the Belgian corridor according to the Schlieffen Plan. 1.5 million German troops and 1.1 million French troops face off! German troops vs. French troops. How were the troop mobilization scales and deployments different? Analysis of the German-French border battle from Lieutenant Colonel Shim’s real briefing! The German troops had to pass through the narrow corridor of the Meuse River in Belgium to enter France, and the Liege Fortress, which they had to pass to control this corridor. The German troops broke through the fortress with Ludendorff’s efforts, took control of the city first, and captured all the surrounding fortresses using the Dike Berta howitzer. They finally began their advance into France! Meanwhile, the French army began their attack according to Operation Plan No. 17 as Germany invaded, but eventually the Liege fortress was breached and they were faced with an army of 700,000... But then an ambush appeared at that very moment! The British army entered the war as the German army invaded Belgium! With the British Expeditionary Force's entry into the war, Germany's Schlieffen Plan began to experience a huge setback... Border battles at the beginning of World War I! ★Check it out on KFN YouTube on Wednesdays at 6 PM!