Rupprecht20 August 1914
Launches an attack on the French right
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Launches an attack on the French right
Germany enters France near Lille
Kluck reaches Crepy-en-Valois, 30 miles from Paris
Kluck crosses the Oise
Kluck reaches Villers-Cotterets, 30 miles from Paris
Kluck crosses the Marne
Advances the First Army to within 50 km east of Paris
Follows orders to withdraw his troops & join up with the Second Army
Directs the German invasion of France
France will be defeated in 6 weeks then Germany will concentrate on Russia
Fails to break through French defences east of the Moselle & the Schlieffen Plan
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