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first section is just a plan, nothing about it relies on people doing what is expected. edited second part for clarity
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* BatmanGambit: Twice in the film:
** General Erinmore sends both Schofield and Blake on a mission to deliver a letter to Colonel Mackenzie to call off an upcoming attack on the new German trenches, even though there were risks the mission could fail due to possible dangers.
** The Germans allowed the British to attack so they can take them by surprise. Despite the attack being called off, the strategy still worked to an extent as it resulted in Mackenzie losing many of his men by death or injury.
** General Erinmore sends both Schofield and Blake on a mission to deliver a letter to Colonel Mackenzie to call off an upcoming attack on the new German trenches, even though there were risks the mission could fail due to possible dangers.
** The Germans allowed the British to attack so they can take them by surprise. Despite the attack being called off, the strategy still worked to an extent as it resulted in Mackenzie losing many of his men by death or injury.
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* BatmanGambit: Twice in the film:
** General Erinmore sends both Schofield and Blake on a mission to deliver a letter to Colonel Mackenzie to call off an upcoming attack on the new German trenches, even though there were risks the mission could fail due to possible dangers.
**The Germans have allowed the British to attack so believe that they can take them by surprise.have the German army on the run, knowing it will encourage the British to launch an all out attack. They have actually just moved back to a newly completed series of defensive fortifications from which they will slaughter the British forces. Despite the attack being called off, the strategy still worked to an extent as it resulted in Mackenzie losing many of his men by death or injury.
** General Erinmore sends both Schofield and Blake on a mission to deliver a letter to Colonel Mackenzie to call off an upcoming attack on the new German trenches, even though there were risks the mission could fail due to possible dangers.
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Trope was cut/disambiguated due to cleanup
* ButterflyOfDoom: Blake insists on leaving immediately upon getting their orders, as General Erinmore indicated they should, while Schofield wondered if they should wait until dark. It is left to the audience to decide how different things might have gone if they had left later. If they had waited, then [[spoiler:they wouldn't have encountered the pilot who ended up killing Blake, and might not have had the delaying encounter with the sniper]]. Although on the other hand, they would have been traveling much slower through the dark, would have had far less time to make it to the Second Devons Battalion's camp, and wouldn't have [[spoiler:gotten a lift from Captain Smith's truck which, while brief, potentially saved a couple of hours of traveling on foot]].
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* ForWantOfANail: Blake insists on leaving immediately upon getting their orders, as General Erinmore indicated they should, while Schofield wondered if they should wait until dark. It is left to the audience to decide how different things might have gone if they had left later. If they had waited, then [[spoiler:they wouldn't have encountered the pilot who ended up killing Blake, and might not have had the delaying encounter with the sniper]]. Although on the other hand, they would have been traveling much slower through the dark, would have had far less time to make it to the Second Devons Battalion's camp, and wouldn't have [[spoiler:gotten a lift from Captain Smith's truck which, while brief, potentially saved a couple of hours of traveling on foot]].
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the trope is for excessive preparation for an unlikely scenario. The French were certain to invade theGerman trenches after the retreat. see Schmuck Bait for the trope in play
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* CrazyPrepared: It was strongly implied the Germans left no stone unturned by leaving booby traps in the event the enemy tried to invade their trenches and as fate would have it, Schofield & Blake do just that and narrowly avoid being killed after a rat sets off a trip wire.
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** Schofield escapes from the chasing Germans by jumping into a river which by coincidence carries him to the very place where the Devons are. Had Schofield not escaped the Germans he would very likely not have reached his final destination.
