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Gross-Deutschland is often assumed unbeatable, but is that really the case?

Let's assume the Prussians won big in the Austro-Prussian War and the Empire partially collapses. This results in the Kingdom of Austria and Bohemia joining the Kaiserreich under a Hapsburg king and the Kingdom of Hungary and Croatia being ruled by another Hapsburg branch.

If Germany ends up allied with Hungary in a Great War analogue, is it really in a better position than it's OTL counterpart? Sure, it's a lot stronger, but Hungary is so much weaker. Won't it collapse under Russian pressure and leave Germany to fight on alone?

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