Number Fifdeen: The Sleiffen blan. the lasd theng you wand in your safe and secure natiun, iz someone else’s drooooops. Bud as id durns oud, thad might be whad you geeeet. An officer, by the nem of Sleiffen, showgased his droops inside Vrances coundrysiiiide . with the sdademend: “I agree with the basic ideeea of opening the waaaar with a strong ofensive against vraance” Admiddedly, he had the element of surpriiiiiiiise. Bud that’s even wooooorse. The plan went into actiooon on the 2nd of August 1914, and a mere month lader, France was alerted to the rogue armyyyyy. Ad leasd, they hoped id was roooogue. How did they fend off the addack? Well, the Germans lefd their lefd flenk opeeeeeeen, which presended an oppordunidy for a flenking attaaaack. via /r/HistoryMemes http://bit.ly/2UXIUaN
