Schlieffenn.

Brit.

/ˈʃliːfən/, U.S.

/ˈʃlifən/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Schlieffen.

Etymology: < the name of Alfred Graf von Schlieffen (1833–1913), German general.

attributive. Designating the strategic ideas of Alfred Graf von Schlieffen (1833–1913), chief of the German General Staff from 1891 to 1906, esp. the plan he formulated in the years before 1905 for the invasion and defeat of France and (subsequently) Russia, which formed the basis, with modifications, for the German invasion of France at the beginning of the First World War (1914–18). Chiefly in the Schlieffen Plan.

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Schlieffen1917

1917 Internat. Mil. Digest Apr. 187/1 The Schlieffen idea would be carried out just as it had been in the barrack areas.

1919 A. P. F. von Tirpitz My Memoirs II. xvii. 289 The Schlieffen plan of attacking France through Belgium was intended to stave off from Germany the first vital danger.

1926 Encycl. Brit. Suppl. III. 479/1 How armies are to be handled in the Schlieffen spirit the war on the Eastern front showed.

1940 N.Y. Times 21 July e5/4 Chancellor Hitler's strategic plan that led to victory in the West..was an ‘upside down’ Schlieffen plan with the main forces concentrating on the left wing.

1965 A. J. P. Taylor Eng. Hist. 1914–45 xiv. 484 He planned to attack on the extreme right, according to the Schlieffen model.

1998 N. Ferguson Virtual Hist. iv. 276 It is sometimes argued that the Schlieffen Plan would have failed anyway even without the BEF.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	schlieffen
释义	Schlieffenn. Brit. /ˈʃliːfən/, U.S. /ˈʃlifən/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Schlieffen. Etymology: < the name of Alfred Graf von Schlieffen (1833–1913), German general. attributive. Designating the strategic ideas of Alfred Graf von Schlieffen (1833–1913), chief of the German General Staff from 1891 to 1906, esp. the plan he formulated in the years before 1905 for the invasion and defeat of France and (subsequently) Russia, which formed the basis, with modifications, for the German invasion of France at the beginning of the First World War (1914–18). Chiefly in the Schlieffen Plan. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > [adjective] > specific operation Schlieffen1917 1917 Internat. Mil. Digest Apr. 187/1 The Schlieffen idea would be carried out just as it had been in the barrack areas. 1919 A. P. F. von Tirpitz My Memoirs II. xvii. 289 The Schlieffen plan of attacking France through Belgium was intended to stave off from Germany the first vital danger. 1926 Encycl. Brit. Suppl. III. 479/1 How armies are to be handled in the Schlieffen spirit the war on the Eastern front showed. 1940 N.Y. Times 21 July e5/4 Chancellor Hitler's strategic plan that led to victory in the West..was an ‘upside down’ Schlieffen plan with the main forces concentrating on the left wing. 1965 A. J. P. Taylor Eng. Hist. 1914–45 xiv. 484 He planned to attack on the extreme right, according to the Schlieffen model. 1998 N. Ferguson Virtual Hist. iv. 276 It is sometimes argued that the Schlieffen Plan would have failed anyway even without the BEF. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1917
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