Plan 19

Cole Street

4th hour

U.S. History

Background Information

• 1910 –General Yuri Danilov• On outbreak of war in Europe

–Germany should concentrate forces against France

Yuri Danilov

Danilov Suggested

• Four armies or 19 corps–Immediately invade east Prussia

Disagreements

• Some leading members of Russian army disagreed with the tactics

• Argued

–Austria-Hungary• Represented greater threat to Russia than Germany

Plan 19 altered

• 1912

–Decided to substantially alter plan 19

• Only 2 forces to attack east Prussia

• Rest of forces concentrated on

–Defending Russia• Austro-Hungarian army