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I have a quick question for the board here and it revolves around whether it would have been possible for Prussia do also declare war on Luxembourg during the Franco-Prussian war and have a small force head to the (Duchy?) and annex it. What I'd like to know is whether this would be a feasible action for Germany to pull off, and whether Luxembourg had any treaties that would have brought more foreign powers into the fray? If not, would the introduction of Luxembourg into the German Empire have made any difference during World War I? That may seem far fetched but with it in Prussian hands would they have even needed to invade through Belgium? Or would the French have continued their fortifications to the old French border with Luxembourg?
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