AHC: Russians capture Berlin in 1915

Especially Konigsberg and Danzig in East Prussia. Then advance into West Prussia, Pommerania and eventually Brandenburg (City of Berlin). Come to think of it, Russia is fighting the Ottomans in the Caucuses and Austria-Hungary in Galicia, they got to sort Austria Hungary out first though.

I meant for the Germans, once the Russians have captured the province, which we have kind of put to 1915. So the point goes, what about the rest of Germany? The Russians may want to keep the front a little more steady until they can make their move.
 
A neutral or Entente Ottaman Empire or early successful Galipoli would help.
iTTL the peace treaty would be more vindictive and no League of Nations. c Corporol Hitler has to admit defeat.
 
What if the pre-WW1 alliances were different. How about Britain+Germany+Italy vs France+Austria-Hungary+Ottomans. Russia is neutral but leaning towards the Germans. When WW1 starts the Germans move their army against France and A-H. If Russia then betrays Germany for whatever reason they could be at the gates of Berlin before the Germans have a chance to react.

Edit: To do it with a post 1914 POD is harder, but still possible. If the Russians have a very good general who has Nickolas' full support they might pull it off. Like everybody else said logistics is the real killer. Maybe the western allies do much better and annihilate the German forces in the west allowing the Russians to march in unopposed when A-H begs for peace and the French are occupying Frankfurt.
 
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Given what the British have to lose through a German hegemony on the continent, a British-German alliance simply isn't happening. I don't really see the Ottomans declaring war on Germany either, neutrality, IMO, is the most the Entente can hope for, given the level of German investment in the Ottoman Empire. I'm given to understand that the Ottoman government was not particularly eager for war, but that it also was less than fond of the Entente powers.

ETA: And now that I think about it, a Germany arrayed against A-H would probably butterfly away WWI in its entirety.
 
What if the pre-WW1 alliances were different. How about Britain+Germany+Italy vs France+Austria-Hungary+Ottomans. Russia is neutral but leaning towards the Germans. When WW1 starts the Germans move their army against France and A-H. If Russia then betrays Germany for whatever reason they could be at the gates of Berlin before the Germans have a chance to react.

Edit: To do it with a post 1914 POD is harder, but still possible. If the Russians have a very good general who has Nickolas' full support they might pull it off. Like everybody else said logistics is the real killer. Maybe the western allies do much better and annihilate the German forces in the west allowing the Russians to march in unopposed when A-H begs for peace and the French are occupying Frankfurt.

Well they wouldn't march in unopposed. But theoretically, if the right wing of the Schlieffen Plan was followed to the letter and the Germans were able to march through the Netherlands as well, while allowing the French to gain land in Germany, in anticipation of a German capture of Paris. Then, with the French with a handy amount of German land, and the Germans fighting in Belgium and the Netherlands, the Russians may be in a better position altogether and might be able to take East Prussia early on and then move on Berlin with the Germans distracted in the Rhineland.
 
Well I was thinking, what if Russia mobilized a little bit later? Would that have helped or hurt their position. I can see them occupying East Prussia at their luckiest in 1914.
But until Russia mobilises Germany doesn't have that excuse for its own mobilisation: So, if Russia mobilises a little bit later than it did IOTL , maybe Germany does the same (and then France does the same too, because German mobilisation was its trigger for action) and thus the whole war's postponed for that while anyway? I don't think that you're realistically going to see Germany getting bogged-down on the Western Front before Russia has even entered the war...
 
Given what the British have to lose through a German hegemony on the continent, a British-German alliance simply isn't happening. I don't really see the Ottomans declaring war on Germany either, neutrality, IMO, is the most the Entente can hope for, given the level of German investment in the Ottoman Empire. I'm given to understand that the Ottoman government was not particularly eager for war, but that it also was less than fond of the Entente powers.

ETA: And now that I think about it, a Germany arrayed against A-H would probably butterfly away WWI in its entirety.

Point taken. Is it possible for a French lead anti-German alliance to become the major force on the continent leading to the British allying themselves with the Germans to stop it. Perhaps if the French and the British have a serious of small colonial incidents, maybe over Sudan or Somali. This could lead to anti-French feeling in Britain so no Entente Cordial. If the British then back the Germans over Morocco the French could start panicking over a non-existent Anglo-German pact. They start looking for allies to protect themselves. This then scares the British and the Germans into allying, the British because they are scared of the French alliance dominating the continent and the Germans because they are scared of being surrounded.

Unfortunately I can't think of a way that the Russians wouldn't ally with the French from the start, thus preparing the Germans. Also I don't think that the French have anything tempting enough for Austria-Hungary to switch sides. If the Austro-Hungarians are much stronger militarily they might consider going to war with Germany, unfortunately the necessary reforms would probably need a POD in the mid 19th century.

If this scenario did come about I don't know what Italy or the Ottomans would do. If the Italy is feeling reckless they might throw their lot in with the Anglo-Germans in the hope of getting concessions from both France and A-H, if they go with France. However if Italy joins with the French they would most likely only get colonies. Therefore I think that it would be in the interest Italy to stay neutral, on the other hand I would have said that Italy should have stayed neutral in OTL. The Ottomans are harder, and really depend on who is in charge. If they ally with Germany they could gain permanent protection from Russia and capital and technological expertise to modernise, while while allying themselves to the French could allow then to regain Egypt.

That's just my 2 cents. Sorry for the very long post and the fact that its not really on topic.
 
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