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Look up the treaty for German re-unification. West Germany wasn’t fully sovereign state, it lacked the ability to start a war. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Final_Settlement_with_Respect_to_Germany Michael

I am looking for a map of Europe in 1914 that shows internal divisions of the major nations involved. (Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Italy and Russia). Bonus points if map shows rivers, major cities or other neat details. Grand Slam home run if its SVG format. Regards, Michael

Cool! Congrats

If France exits the war, Italy will do the same before a huge German army arrives to crush them. Unless the USA / UK want to do D-Day 1919 that means a long slog up the Balkans. If Paris asks for an armistice the war is over. Only question is details of the peace. Michael

No clash to occur as if the Germans win in the West then Falkenhayn has no opening to push Moltke out as OHL. Again there will be plenty of other generals looking good. Moltke will be secure in his role as head of OHL. If the plan is followed Moltke will without a doubt come east along with...

One thing to keep in mind is if Germans smash the British, Belgians and French then Germany has multiple "hero" generals. In OTL the Germans pre-war plans went off the rails and only Hindenburg was available as senior general out of the mess as a shinning light. So while Hindenburg would...

It was not the huge haul of food that Berlin, Vienna and Budapest hoped for but it did provide food and resources. Starting with feeding the million man army of occupation. Holding Ukraine a second year would help a great deal. If we assume Italy and France have collapsed they will be provide...

If no USW and no Zimmerman note with no US entry then UK and France run out of foreign exchange in late 1917. This will see a massive drop in US exports as it was only the US treasury securing Entente Loans that kept the cash flow going. So we will see in 1918 a marked decrease over historic...

As with most AH questions, "Answer Hazy Ask Again..." In 2020 the above area would have roughly 150 million people going by current boarders so 1/3 of the current EU pop. I would have to do totals but could move Germany to if not past Japan at least to very close to it on GDP ranking. Still...

France here has lost Franco-Prussian War and now WW1 that is going to shake very hard confidence of country in terms of foreign adventure. Michael

The thing is by the POD for this story the dual monarchy had lots of problems. I do not know if peace will fix those problems. Michael

Rationalizing the German industrial system could have big advantages. The question is HOW do you get that with the players in place? You have Army, Navy, Airforce all doing their own things. At same time you have conflicting economic offices in form of Goering as head of 4 year plan and Fritz...

SPD would have a political axe to grind. I expect they would want to see land go to smaller land holders, not of the Nobility. How the Prussian Colonizing Commission functions with the political changes would be the major tell. Michael

Interesting... thank you. A border strip in Poland could be a something the SPD might horse trade for something else. One thing is the SPD would like to avoid just handing over more acreage to the Junker's nobility and their large farms. Michael

I am wondering if the Germans will go forward with the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Border_Strip I doubt it will happen here but who knows but if this happens it may freak any Government in Berlin out to back it...