 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Schlieffen Plan yeGermany yakanga iri yokukurumidzira kukurira vaFrench. Vakakunda guta reBrussels, kuBelgium musi wa20 August uye munguva pfupi vakanga vatora chikamu chikuru chokuchamhembe kweFrance. Gadziriro yapakuvamba yakanga iri kupfuurira kumaodzanyemba kwakadziva kumadokero ndokurwisa Paris kubva kumadokero. Pakutanga kwaSeptember vakanga vava mukati meParis, uye hurumende yeFrance yakanga yatamira kuBordeaux. Mauto eMubatanidzwa pakupedzisira akamisa kufambira mberi kwawo kuchamhembe kwakadziva kumabvazuva kweParis paRwizi rwaMarne512 September 1914. 