New Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Greater Italy

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Germans convince the Austrians to agree to most of the Italian terms quicker than OTL. Trentino is given to Italy. The Germans also promise the Italians the restoration of the border with France in 1860, Savoy and Nice. Corsica also restored. Austrians to solve their south slav problems agree that Albania, Montenegro and Serbia to go to Italy. Italian involvement in Mediterranean and Northern Africa increased. Tunisia, Malta, Cyrpus and British and French Somililand promised to Italy. Italy also promised free hand in Abyssinia.

May 23, Italy declares war on Britain, France and Russia. May 29, Italian forces start to occupy Albania. June 29, following advice from Falkenhayn, Italian navy with Austrian support carries invasion force and starts invasion of Corsica. French expecting invasion from Alps totally surprised. October 6, invasion of Serbia, Austro-German forces from north, Italian forces from Albania. What October 14, Bulgaria declares war, joins Serbian invasion.

1915 ends with Albania, Montenegro, Serbia and Corsica in the hands of the Central Powers.
 
Love when people help you move. You can never find anything. Sorry don't have all the details.

Germans convince the Austrians to agree to most of the Italian terms quicker than OTL. Trentino is given to Italy. The Germans also promise the Italians the restoration of the border with France in 1860, Savoy and Nice. Corsica also restored. Austrians to solve their south slav problems agree that Albania, Montenegro and Serbia to go to Italy. Italian involvement in Mediterranean and Northern Africa increased. Tunisia, Malta, Cyrpus and British and French Somililand promised to Italy. Italy also promised free hand in Abyssinia.

May 23, Italy declares war on Britain, France and Russia. May 29, Italian forces start to occupy Albania. June 29, following advice from Falkenhayn, Italian navy with Austrian support carries invasion force and starts invasion of Corsica. French expecting invasion from Alps totally surprised. October 6, invasion of Serbia, Austro-German forces from north, Italian forces from Albania. What October 14, Bulgaria declares war, joins Serbian invasion.

1915 ends with Albania, Montenegro, Serbia and Corsica in the hands of the Central Powers.

I agree with you on most territories given to Italy except Albania, Montenegro and Serbia. I don't think A-H would accept to yield their main sphere of influence to anyone.
 
I admit I always hope one day to develop an alternate TL with CP + Italy winning WWI. The basis of this one seems good, but I agree too Wien will impose her will over Serbia. But Italy could have right to play over Albania and Montenegro.

Kaiserreich, maybe?

Perhaps. Seems the most logical solution. My general doubt is usually if AH will hold or partially delay/limited her collapse even in case of victory. Personally I often see this kind of scenario as a developing Germany-Italian axis with Austria eclipsing in the 20's and the 30's as third wheel.
 
I agree with you on most territories given to Italy except Albania, Montenegro and Serbia. I don't think A-H would accept to yield their main sphere of influence to anyone.

Yep, Italy (after a lot of shouting, menacing, cursing and posturing between her and A-H) can get Albania or Montenegro and the first is much more probable due to the situation as italian troops already had a foothold in Vlore and control her surrounding. Regarding the German promise of great territorial gain in Europe and Africa, well that have more or less the same value than the OTL Entente promise...the only difference is that Italy is slightly more aware that she will obtain only what she can get her hand on.

Italian and Austrian collaboration will be very ackwaard and difficult; OTL pre-war attempt by Germany to form a single Meditterean command in case of war for coordination failed as neither side want to take order from the other.

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Perhaps. Seems the most logical solution. My general doubt is usually if AH will hold or partially delay/limited her collapse even in case of victory. Personally I often see this kind of scenario as a developing Germany-Italian axis with Austria eclipsing in the 20's and the 30's as third wheel.

Much depend on how long and costly the war is; basically more blood and treasure is spent and more at the end of the day, the Hasburg Empire will become a 'whole owned subsidiary' of the German, whatever they admit and give up any pretensions of being a Great Power or even an independent country or continue the little theatre and act as if they are fully sovereign.
 
In May 1916 The Battle of Verdun starts like IOTL. June, the Battle of the Somme. Western Powers calling for help Brusilov launches offensive against Austria-Hungary and with inital success Romania joins in. With stronger Austria-Hungary an forces and help from Bulgaria Romania occupied and Brusilov repulsed. Romania south of Danube occupied by Bulgaria, the rest by Austria-Hungary. In July, Italians launch offensive in Alps against France. Trench pull back unable to reinforce Alps due to Verdun.
 
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