he Russian border. This would have made the Schlieffen Plan just a passing thought because there would have not been enough German troops to carry it through. Russia would have needed the weaponry and a decent mean by which to deploy their troops with the right amount of equipment to defend themselves.
             Moltke not only altered the Schlieffen Plan militarily, but politically as well. In the Schlieffen Plan there was not an ultimatum given to Belgium. Moltke thought it was necessary. In the original plan, German troops were to deploy without any notifications, into the Dutch-Belgium border. The plan counted on the French Army to deploy their troops into the Meuse Valley, which is located south of Namur as a counter-measure. However by taking this action the French Army would be in violation of their agreement with Belgium and Belgium's neutrality. The Germans hoped that the French troops would plan to take over the natural defenses of the Meuse Valley which would have made France be the first to violate the agreement of Bel
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