Germany's Plan to Win WW1 and Why it Failed

Under the Lens Ep. 3

The Schlieffen Plan was Germany's super cool, undefeatable plan that ended up losing them the First World War. In this video, we examine why.

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[scott]

You also forgot to mention that Belgium's independence was guaranteed by Britain, so by invading Belgium Germany made another powerful enemy.

[zephyr]

WW2 was when germany loaded its saved game to have another go at it

[ameli_meme]

My teacher decided to show this to our class. (We are learning this) it was blast! Really funny and educative!

[kingsarues]

Britain: “we’ll be friendly with you unless you invade our friend Belgium.”
Germany: “sorry I didn’t hear that.”

[harry]

I literally saw this today in my history class

[ncrtrooper]

Imagine if Germany instead allied with Belgium instead of invading

[evianvangelova]

You explained it to me perfectly in just 3:51 minutes. While my teacher couldn’t do that in 2 months. Thank you very much, hope you will keep going!

[launch_]

Closed in our homes because of the corona, we were assigned to watch this and answer some comprehension on it: pretty good history class

[apexenchantment]

This helped so much with my revision and it’s hilarious! 😂

[patavinity]

"Germany would basically use the same plan in 20 years except with tanks and war crimes"

Yeah, there were some war crimes committed the first time too unfortunately.

[robbemoortgat]

As a Belgian I approve this video 🇧🇪 also I just discovered this Chanel and I really love it.
Keep it up.
Maybe you could do a video on our disturbing history in the Congo.

[ebraiossapounidios]

Your channel is the best shit I have see in months. Good job dude. Keep up the good works

[amrhasaballa]

My history teacher gave us this video for homework and I gotta admit this makes history a whole lot funner 😄

[makaan]

The Germans also committed war crimes in Belgium during ww1

[emmawhatever]

Thanks im watching this an hour before a big test and it helped a lot

[ayayaseein]

my history teacher opened this video in the classroom (when going to school was a thing) and everyone loved it....just wanted to say this coz this video needs more love.

[legby]

bro just taught me more history in 3 minutes than my teacher did in 3 months

[clydearnold]

Me: *gets ad for WWII German Relics*
Also me: Sure I’d just love to get 50 swasticas in my American house. Sure. I’d love that.

[mariasueppel]

Thank you so much for making this video. I have a super short attention span and am a master procrastinator so these snappy fun videos keep me focused. I actually learned something!

[ubervocal]

Hitler's attack on France was initially planned as an imitation of the Schlieffen plan but changed at the last minute to shift the armor spearhead to an army opposite the Ardennes with the mission of splitting the Allied army in half in drive to Channel coast. The Allies unfortunately executed a perfect counter to the Schlieffen plan leaving them completely open to Von Manstein's gambit.