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With a POD of either early or late July, what are some things that the Germany and Austria-Hungary could have done to best prepare for the coming war and how much of an affect would it have on the war itself, diplomacy, and the resulting historiography?
Some preliminary ideas...
Early July:
The July harvest leave is cancelled
Austria-Hungary executes the vaunted fait accompli Belgrade occupation
Berchtold publishes a dossier of Serbian guilt before the ultimatum is sent
Late July
Falkenhayn and Moltke convince the Kaiser to declare Kriegsgefahrzustand several days earlier
Austria-Hungary does not declare war on Serbia until general mobilization was complete (August 12)
Hötzendorf implements Plan R first, saving the Galician oil fields and grain
Germany does not declare war on France
Germany does not send an ultimatum to Belgium, instead invading unannounced
Germany invades Belgium only after mobilization is complete