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Here we have a personal favorite. One of Kaiser Wilhelm II's plans for invading the United States.
This particular plan, Operation Plan II, called for 60 warships, 40-60 cargo and troopships carrying 68,000 tons of coal, 100,000 soldiers and a huge amount of army artillery, all of which would cross the Atlantic in 25 days, destroy the American navy (somehow) and launch a two-pronged attack on the country.
The first prong would land at Cape Cod, where they would march to Boston and siege the city with troops and artillery. The hope was that this would suppress resistance and allow the German army to occupy the city. The second, much more important attack on New York City first required a landing at Sandy Hook. German warships would then destroy fortifications protecting the upper bay. Once the way was clear, Manhattan would then be shelled.
Even Kaiser Wilhelm didn't think that he could conquer America as a whole. His hope was that this attack would cause so much damage so quickly and put so many Americans in harms way that it would encourage America to sue for peace on Germany's terms. In return for withdrawal, Germany would be allowed to absorb Cuba and Puerto Rico, and have unrestricted use of the panama canal. Potentially, Guam and the Philippines would also be on the table.
And they almost went ahead with this plan. Only Alfred von Schlieffen thought it was too crazy and refused to sign off on it.