Schleifen’s plan
...ow for the men to walk side by side. The Germans were spotted easily and therefore had many problems along the way. Schleifen’s plan was based on the fact that Germany already had made an alliance with Belgium. If the Germans had waited and made an alliance with Belgium, they would have had no problem passing through. This was not the case. The Germans encountered many problems while walking through Belgium, because of this fact. They were easily spotted, therefore, their plan failed. When they reached Paris, the French had received news about the attack due to the earlier problems. For this reason, they were waiting for the Germans. The Germans also had an empire. If they had waited for the others, they would have more men with more of a military and would have been a...