Germany keep out of north France world war 1

Say in 1914 had the French army is able hold the german army off near the Belgian border. the eastern front goes as otl until October 1 and the ottomans join as otl . how would world war 1 have gone and what would be the impact on the eastern front and other fronts in the war.
 

LordKalvert

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Critical question is- who gets the iron fields? The main iron ore deposits of both countries sat about 15 kilometers from the border on either side. If the French lose theirs and the Germans keep theirs. Reverse that and the war ends in six months. Germany is getting 30,000,000 out of 36,000,000 tons of iron ore from their mines around Metz. Even putting them in artillery range is enough

So with the French so close to the border, this becomes the area of combat. Germany cannot possible afford to lose them and their willingness to send troops further East is hampered

Italy also sees France in much better shape and is more likely to join the war effort earlier.

In any event, the effort at Gorlice-Tarnow is likely to be much less- maybe just push the Russians back keeping them in the fight

Effect on Bulgaria will be crucial. Also doubt if the Ottomans would be joining Germany in this situation but possible
 
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