Why did Germany in WW1 follow The Schlieffen Plan instead of just invading Serbia?

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Why did they go with the trouble of going to West instead of South at Serbia, where was war declared by Austria-Hungary?

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Germany entered the war on a pretense of helping Austria. They were eyeing war with Russia and their ally France since at least 1910. Moltke and other German generals were pressuring kaiser to start the war as soon as possible. And they also demanded strict following with Schlieffen plan, even though kaiser Wilhelm wanted to avoid attackinjg France if possible.

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