See Also: Schlieffen(dictionary)
Schlieffen Plan(encyclopedia)

Schlieffen (iou)



Schlieffen adjective. E20.
[Alfred, Graf von Schlieffen (1833-1913), German general.]
Hist. Designating a plan or model for the invasion and defeat of France formulated by von Schlieffen before 1905 and applied, with modifications, in 1914.