central powers

Given the massive material superiority of the Entente the POD(s) for a non-phyrric CP victory have to happen prior to the war or in the early war. The factor that decides the war in my oppinion is the interplay between British mobilization and French exhaustion. There was a window of...

During WWI, in the Eastern front, the Germans launched the Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive in 1915 that resulted in an event known as the "Great Retreat" where the Russians fled Poland to establish a better defense around west Belarus and Ukraine. But what if they failed to create a defensive line in...

Lets assume a scenario where the Brussilov Offensive never happens. Instead we see pointless and costly offensives against the German sectors. Basically a string of Lake Naroch Offensives. The Tsar and his demoralized military are convinced that the war is unwinnable and sue for peace...

What if the German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the Russian Empire formed a stable alliance before WW1? Reforming the League of Three Emperors, they come to an agreement on the Balkans, Baltic, and Black Sea, redirecting their ambitions outward at the expense of Romania, Serbia, the...

It's just as the title says, what happens by any chance of an event, World War 1 ended up in the draw between the Entente and the Central Powers? It can be a stalemate. How would this impact on the world?

With a pod no earlier than 1900, how many countries which were either allied or neutral IOTL be a part of the Central Powers? And please don't make an alternate WWI which takes place some other time, I'm talking about the WWI which started on July 28th, 1914 following a chain of events after...

As the title says, create a scenario where the U.S., joining either the Entente or the Central Powers, finds itself on the losing side of the war.

What would it take for the US to enter World War I on the side of Germany and against Britain? And what would the consequences be? The first ingredient, I imagine, would be a more active and assertive US foreign policy. One crazy idea (which could be its own AHC/WI) is the US seizing some of...

MAN-MADE HELL: THE HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR AND BEYOND Phase One and Two have now been published as Man-Made Hell: The Modern Tragedy by Sealion Press ~~Phase One~~ Chapter One: All Because of Two Bullets Chapter Two: Peace For Our Time? Chapter Three: The Sleeping Giants Chapter Four...

Let's say that the United States joins World War 1 as an ally of Germany but still loses the war to the Entente. How could the Entente have beaten the Central Powers with the United States as an enemy? Assuming they win, what kind of concessions will the United States have to make? I could...

There was a alt map, which can't be found now, where America took Spain. This resulted in America joining the Central Powers and so the Central Powers winning. For this to happen America would need to be stronger and Spain weaker, and the Spanish want to ruled by America than their own...

What would have been necessary for the Central Powers to win WW1/a similar conflict. I am talking about "small PODs" ,"medium PODs" and "large PODs". Small PODs essentially use the situation in 1914 as a basis and explore how different decisions could have affected a TL. For example: Different...

Is there any chance for the Second Mexican war to turn into an early World war I in the Southern Victory Series? What would it look like? If there's a chance, is there a way we could come up with a POD, and the events of such a war?

If the central Powers were to emerge victorious in late 1918, how would Austria-Hungary stay together or collapse? The POD is the usual USA never joins the first World War. Germany is victorious in September 1918. No colonies are taken from Germany, as Germany eases reparation demands to get...

During the Russian civil war there were loads of nations that wanted and fought for independence ( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro-independence_movements_in_Russian_Civil_War ) could any of these countries gain independence? Which ones? How would these nations develop? How can we make these...

Otomans stay on defensive agianst Russian in Caucasus mountain instead attack British owned oil fields in Iran. British government owned controlling interest in British petroleum AKA anglo-persian oil company in 1914. So ottoman attack south instead of East British early success in Iraq as was...

What would the East look like in a late Central Power Victory? Yes I know this has been done already a few times but I couldn’t find anything using the Worlda format. Central Powers win by taking Paris in the Spring offensive in 1918, bringing the allies to the negotiating table. Treaty of Brest...

If the Central Powers were to win ww1, what could Bulgaria do to ensure it becomes the most powerful country in the Balkans? Would they try to invade other countries? I just want to see what people come up with for a project I'm working on.

What if, central powers forced France to capitulate during WW1, would they seek to establish a collaborate government like Vichy France or just occupy it and deal with them after the war?

So let’s say Wilhelm II is born perfectly healthy. In fact, not only is he born a healthy man, he in fact grows up to be a genius, who is deeply invested in military studies. He is basically a Napoleon of his age, and well known to be an extremely capable strategist and soldier by the start of...