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This map is of a timeline where Italy joins the central powers in 1915. The lengthier German/Italian front against France, as well as the newly freed up Austrian soldiers, put far more pressure on the already strained Entente in both the east and west. Italy's entry also led Romania deciding not to join the war, and sped up Bulgaria's entry, allowing for Central forces to take Serbia and Montenegro by September, 1915. These successes allowed for Austria to funnel their entire force against Russia, and along with Bulgarian and increased German/Ottoman support, the Central Powers forced Russia to surrender in April of 1916. With a much longer front in the west, and the railroad between Istanbul and Berlin complete, the Allies were fully able to muster their forces in France, and with a force then considerably larger than the Entente(by my estimate, something near 25 million), steamrolled resistance. They reached Paris roughly a month into the new offensive, and continued pushing to the Atlantic. The British Expeditionary Force, encircled and outnumbered, surrendered unconditionally, along with the remains of the French army, as the French government capitulated. With all Entente members aside from the United Kingdom out of the war, the ability to blockade the Central Powers reduced significantly due to the much larger coastline and Italian navy, and with Central forces winning in the Near East and North Africa due to drastically larger numbers, the United Kingdom came to the negotiating table. This map is how I imagine Europe would look a few years after the war. The part of France near the German border is demilitarized, and Wallonia, as well as the Suez, are international zones. Thoughts?