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Is there a way to get France to surrender in the Great European War which many thought would turn into another world war but turned out to be confined mainly to Europe? One POD I heard of is that the Army Pension Bonus Law of 1937 isn't passed which gave an 18 month bonus to any senior officer over 55 if he retired early. It got rid of a lot of dead wood traditional officers and replaced them with younger , more innovative ones. Is that really enough? It probably would have hurt them but the French are too stubborn for them to surrender.