germany took france in ww2 in six weeks.
how fast did germany take france in ww2?
in six weeks
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section::::initial situation in belligerent countries.:germany.





















































prior to the outbreak of war, german strategy was based almost entirely on the schlieffen plan. with the franco-russian agreement in place, germany knew that war with either of these combatants would result in war with the other, which meant that there would be war in both the west and the east. therefore, the german general staff, alfred von schlieffen, planned a quick, all-out ground war on the western front to take france and, upon victory, germany would turn its attention to russia in the east.
eastern front (world war i)