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schlieffen plan

The Schlieffen Plan, the German General Staff's overall strategic blueprint for victory on the western front against France in the years up to 1914, takes its name from its author, Alfred Graf von Schlieffen. In essence it envisaged a rapid German mobilisation, disregard of Luxembourg, Belgian and Dutch neutrality, and the overwhelming sweep of German armies through Belgium southwards in the back of the French defences pivoting on weakly-held left-wing positions in the province ofAlsace-Lorraine. Paris was not to be taken but to be by-passed in the east. The plans intention was not to conquer cities or industry in order to weaken the French war efforts - the plan was to capture most of the French army and to force France to surrender. Following the speedy defeat of France, von Schlieffen envisaged switching German concentrations to the Eastern Front.

Schlieffen regularly updated details of his master plan as a labour of love even after his retirement from the General Staff in 1905, but his successor, Helmuth von Moltke (the younger) weakened the plan's execution in 1914 at the beginning of World War I, avoiding invading the Netherlands, weakening the German right wing and maintaining forces in the threatened East Prussia. Stubborn French resistance also contributed to the plan's failure in 1914. However, a modified form of Schlieffen's concept proved effective over the same terrain in the defeat of France in 1940 (Manstein's Sichelschnitt).

If at first you don't succeed, try tray again!

by Kung-Fu Jesus May 2, 2004

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Plan D

A. Condom
B. Morning After
C. Coat Hanger
D. Maury Povich Show

Dude, I used a condom and it broke. We couldn't find a morning after pill or a coat hanger, so we used Plan D. Guess what? I ain't the baby's daddy!

by Sam Foothorn December 9, 2007

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plan laugh

Referred to in popular American sitcom Friends, in which in one episode Phoebe and Joey concoct an 'evil' plan to get Rachel and Ross back together by setting them both up on terrible dates in the hope that they realise how right they are for one another or something.

But anyway, once they have formed the plan Phoebe points out that this means they can do the plan laugh, which is basically an evil laugh which follows the creation of a good ol' fashioned evil plan. Usually used by villains such as Bond villains etc.

It goes a bit like this, "Muahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaa"

Phoebe: Ooooooh, now we get to do the plan laugh!
Joey: How does that go?
Phoebe: Muahahahahahaaaa
Joey: Oh I get it, wohohohohohooooo...
Phoebe: It's not Santa's plan.

by Zelda199 January 6, 2007

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Wave Plan

This is when you have people in your neighborhood that you never say 'hi' to, and they never say 'hi' to you. You strictly just wave whenever you see each other.

Liz and Ed are great! They live right next to me. We never talk though. We subscribe to the 'wave plan'.

by Smellman September 10, 2008

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zombie plan

The planned tactics and procedures one will take in preparation to and/or in the event of the zombie apocalypse.

(zombie gnawing on corpse)
Steve: I bet that guy wishes he'd devised and followed a zombie plan.

by emjayen May 19, 2009

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Plan B

1) a 2nd plan in case Plan A doesn't work out

2) a girl that you can call when you can't find any other girls that night.

I couldn't find any bitches, so I'll call Kim she's Plan B.

by mr. nice guy February 17, 2005

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Zombie Plan

Also Known As "THE PLAN"
If A Zombie Apocalypse Happened, This Is Your Plan Of Action.
Everyone Has One
Everyone

Grif: You Don't Have A Zombie Plan!!
Simmons: There's No Point!
Grif: Hey Watch, SARGE!
Sarge: Yeah
Simmons: Sarge, Do You Have A Zombie Plan
Sarge: No
Simmons: See
Sarge: I Have 7!

by xXPrivateCabooseXx May 1, 2009

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