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aug 3, 1914 - Germany declares war on France

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Moving ahead with a long-held strategy by the German Chief of Staff Alfred von Schlieffen, Germany declared war on France to lead a two-front war against France and Russia. Germany would declare war on France to take the first strike as they already knew that France would act on their alliance with Russia.

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aug 3, 1914
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~ 111 years ago

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