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Peace Offensive [Second Marne Battle and Siege of Paris] Now, it was time for the decisive blow to strike the Entente. With Paris under threat, reinforcements coming from the east and the diversion of reserves to the British Expeditionary Force and the Marne along with the failure of the...

A Sneak Peak Of Things To Come [my intention] [If WW1 still ends with American intervention and Entente victory in 1920 due to the long-delayed American intervention and unrestricted submarine warfare policy, this is a sequel to the thread. Apologies for the impossibility if unlikely, though.]...

In response to the Armenians' fate: First, Germany was too Ottoman friendly at the period, especially after these two allies became the 'great victors' of WW1. Secondly, the Germany might succumb to Ottoman and local propaganda about the Armenians being Entente puppets. Thirdly, Germany could...

Naval Battle of the Adriatic [Mediterranean Jutland] The 'Mediterranean Jutland' began on 8 June 1918 when the Austro-Hungarian Fleet was readied out for sail. The objectives were to support the Piave offensive and destroy the Otranto Barrage followed by a commerce raiding mission and possible...

Italian Front [Part 1] Battle of the Piave and crucial decision making Introduction In conjunction with the German Spring Offensive, Austria-Hungary's last [independent] offensive of WW1 was launched with the intention to knock Italy out of the war. Although a disaster in itself, the Italians...

Any more responses from you and Wiking? And, which is the more logical option? a] German victory in 1918? b] Entente victory in 1919 or later?

Operation Gneisenau [Fight for a decisive victory to end the war] After the Aisne Offensive petered out on 7 June, it was time for Ludendorff to consider launching another offensive. Despite the diversionary role of the offensive compared with the major offensive to be launched against...

Third Battle of the Aisne [Parisian Dreaming] After the Michael and Georgette Offensives, the next offensive was a thrust towards the French capital city of Paris. The prestige and morale impact of gaining this city for Germany and French surrender was too heavy and after the defeats of 1918 on...

Wouldn't it be more feasible for the u boats to sink more warships [and merchant ships] than transporting troops, do some raids or other useless stuff? Otherwise, the steel could be used to build tanks and larger warships. And, this may have something to do with Operation Sealion.

The butterfly effects would only concern Italy. Depending on the decision to send troops from the west, the Balkans might be attacked by Bulgaria in 1918. The Middle East is slightly better for the Ottomans.

Battle of The Lys [Operation Georgette] Ludendorff was convinced that the fall of Arras and shelling of Amiens and its surrounding railways would [temporarily] disrupt communications between the British and French Armies. Without the frequent supply of materials, the British could be defeated...

Critical times [Arras and Amiens under threat] Arras was attacked by the 17th Army and the offensive was repulsed with heavy losses. With the delay in getting the Australians ready due to railroad damage and deceptions, Amiens would be ripe fruit for the Germans with supplies providing...

Bapaume to Amiens [After Crossing the Somme] Bapaume was evacuated after heavy shelling and lack of troops by the evening of 24 March and occupied by the Germans as a base for supper, rest and continuing the offensive. Most of the trenches were too shallow or had obsolete defences and they were...

Operation Michael kicks off On 21 March 1918, Operation Michael [the offensive's name] began with a quick and decisive artillery barrage on Entente positions. At 4:30 a.m., British soldiers at St. Quentin received news of the anticipated offensive when that barrage started shelling on them...

Order of battle for the Spring Offensive As of 21 March, Germany had the following distribution of [infantry] divisions on the Crown Prince Rupprecht sector of the Western Front. : [Sources: [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Michael...

Background on 1 January 1918 [to the German Spring Offensive]: In 1918, Imperial Germany was suffering from the effects of war, but the army had one last opportunity of gaining a decisive victory that couldn't be squandered. General Erich Ludendorff of the Supreme Army Command was planning for...

Depends on the events resulted and the date of decision. If the decision was made in early 1916, the Verdun and Asiago offensives would be impacted, along with Jutland. If the Americans were at war with Germany before 30 May 1916 [to allow for changes to battle plans], could the High Seas Fleet...

Entente beats Ottomans back, not the Serbs. The Serbian defeat of Austria -Hungary and the weaker situation in the east would change Bulgarian opinions and cause an Entente victory at Sulva, followed by subsequent Bulgarian intervention against the Ottomans.

Final Ottoman collapse and surrender In late March 1916, to exploit the defeat of the Ottomans, the Entente launched its amphibious landings on the Asiatic Turkish coast. After the shells landed, the Turks began to counterattack, but were stopped by Royal navy gunfire. The Greeks in the south...

Battleship engagement [15 inch guns and French vs Bayerns] To the north, Baden, the rectly commissioned Sachen and Vulcan would be the only German battleships of the fleet sortie. This wasn't a problem however, as the enemy was significantly weaker. The Baden, the flagship of the German High...