schlieffen plan

The Schlieffen Plan, the German General Staff's overall strategic blueprint for victory on the western front against France in the years up to 1914, takes its name from its author, Alfred Graf von Schlieffen. In essence it envisaged a rapid German mobilisation, disregard of Luxembourg, Belgian and Dutch neutrality, and the overwhelming sweep of German armies through Belgium southwards in the back of the French defences pivoting on weakly-held left-wing positions in the province ofAlsace-Lorraine. Paris was not to be taken but to be by-passed in the east. The plans intention was not to conquer cities or industry in order to weaken the French war efforts - the plan was to capture most of the French army and to force France to surrender. Following the speedy defeat of France, von Schlieffen envisaged switching German concentrations to the Eastern Front.

Schlieffen regularly updated details of his master plan as a labour of love even after his retirement from the General Staff in 1905, but his successor, Helmuth von Moltke (the younger) weakened the plan's execution in 1914 at the beginning of World War I, avoiding invading the Netherlands, weakening the German right wing and maintaining forces in the threatened East Prussia. Stubborn French resistance also contributed to the plan's failure in 1914. However, a modified form of Schlieffen's concept proved effective over the same terrain in the defeat of France in 1940 (Manstein's Sichelschnitt).

If at first you don't succeed, try tray again!

by Kung-Fu Jesus May 2, 2004

schiesty

from the german "schiza". Shitty, shady, just an all around disreputable character

I gives a damn 'bout lame nigga actin' schiesty
Same one knew I was in jail and didn't write me
Wanna fight me then come find me
What eva you do shawty you betta think wisely

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by D Boi wit da words June 7, 2009

schniem

1. Usually stated after a conversion is finished and there nothing left to be said

2. schniem can also be used for anything to replace any word, phrase, etc.

Dave-Yeah man just cop'd a bj from my gf. Billy- Haha yeah schniem to that dude.

Brian-Where do put this derp scharf? Eric-In that schniem right there.

End of group conversation (awkard silence begins.....) Brad- Yep schniem.

Herp Derp,mhmm,scharf,derp,alright then

by billdawg176 January 15, 2011

Monday Scaries

Scared at life after your weekend started on Thursday and it continued to Sunday Night. Move aside Sunday Scaries there is a new sheriff in town.

Sorry I cannot hang out this Monday as I am going straight home after work and watching True Blood. I have a serious case of the Monday Scaries and am afraid to be outside.

by La Bronze July 27, 2010

sunday scaries

The feeling you have after a long week of work followed by a Saturday full of binge drinking. Typically characterized by laying in bed all day questioning your entire existence while you battle your hangover. And to make matters worse? Tomorrow is Monday.

I haven't seen B. Marcus all day! He must have a serious case of the Sunday Scaries!

by amoney1499 May 4, 2020

Schreiber

A German family whose name means "writer", they were originally part of a Teutonic noble house who rose to power through extortion and murder. When the members of this house were exiled from the region, a branch of them took on the name Schreiber as a pseudonym, pretending to be traveling scholars while maintaining their avaricious lifestyles.

That guy's bad, but he's no Schreiber.

by Schreibenheimer May 2, 2009

schiesse

Shit. A german term used frequently by Tokio Hotel

Schiesse! I hit my foot on the door

by Live.Laugh.Pone May 7, 2008