AHC: German navy viewed as more important than German army

I believe the Navy got too much priority in our time especially leading up to World War 1
The navy got the conscripts the army didn’t want, besides, the army was regional, the navy was federal. The Germans spent less on their navy than the French and yet managed to overtake the French.
Army vs Navy industrial benefits
Artillery manufacturing: pipe making and some peasants learn maths.
Naval ship building: bigger pipe making and a business case for computers.
Also: extensive electrical systems, motors, hydraulics, engineering pressure vessels, boiler making, fuel systems, pumps, turbines, internal combustion engines, batteries, electric motors, riveting, welding, forgings, castings, advanced metallurgy, high tensile steel, plate bending, precision optics, mechanical analogue computers, communication systems, wireless, furniture making, refrigeration, woodwork and decking, galvanised fittings, painting, cutting edge engineering, drafting, project management, industrial scale organisation etc. All usable in the wider marine and broader economy. 40% of warship costs go into the pockets of yard workers who pay taxes and so the whole thing goes around again.
 
What about the Marines? The Germans had enough Regular seebattalions and reserve matrosen troops to form a division, but didn't even think to do so until late August 1914 and then used them in the siege of Antwerp before occupying the Belgia ports.

Perhaps forming the Marine Division should have been part of the plan in peacetime, treated like a reserve division following 1st Army and tasked with capturing the channel ports.
 

Coulsdon Eagle

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A war of European powers, preferably involving Britain, against the United States could involve a greater naval contribution from Germany, especially if the RN suffered a crushing defeat. Would add more spice if the Germans had acquired any colonies in the Caribbean, Central America or even South America (Guyana, Venezuela anyone?). Perhaps they sail under the EU banner.... cue Ode to Joy!
 
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