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You're correct - that's how it works best as a militarily supported alliance-diplomatic strategy, in support of their Austrian ally's...

The "demonstrations of military superiority" assumptions are more likely to be right if the Germans don't actually DOW anybody, Austria...

Germany and Russia have a not in dispute 1815 Congress of Vienna boundary, no reason they couldn't just be Allies. Both don't want more...

This can work for Germany to *win* a *diplomatic* victory, security by a live, lethal, expensive demonstration of military superiority...

Focus on attacking the French, attack at the Chemin Des Damme's first (instead of in May, rollup the French line east, encircling...

The OP didn't mention the usual east first. So Germany could still do west first but without invading Belgium, if so it might make some...

It's also worth noting that both the geography and layout of the railways mean that Belgium provides way more value to the Germans than...

If Germany wins in 1916 1917, Britain does ok, no colonial losses, her dominions pick up gains, Britain probably keeps southern Iraq to...

Because people here ignore reality

As others have noted, the plan was to run the fleet up the Bosporus, regardless of losses, and force the Ottomans to surrender by...

Problem is that might actually be worse than OTL owing to the blockade still being in place and in 1917 they still think there's a...

I think Britain/France would insist upon evacuation of France/Belgium and Alsace-Lorraine first, then do a cease fire/negotiations. At...

Which is just typical 'lions led by donkeys' mythology. Even at the height of the French mutiny in 1917 the French army was able and...

Which is why peace won't happen, peace can happen only if both sides think they are weak. Really about 10 days in October when the...

The Generals wanted to do Typhoon, both first and second phases, and wanted to do a lot of the OTL divergence to the secondary...