What if the Germans won the battle of the Marne, and the Schlieffen Plan continues? Would this mean an automatic Entente loss, or what?
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What if the Germans won the battle of the Marne, and the Schlieffen Plan continues? Would this mean an automatic Entente loss, or what?
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How would Italy's entry into the war be affected in this kind of situation. Would they be as willing to declare war on the Central Powers if German artillery was shelling Paris? If the Italians simply stay out, how does the Austro-Hungarian war against the Russians change? I think it's safe to say that an Italian entry on the CP side would seal France's fate.
Except that Britain would reject the terms against them as there is no way for CP to threaten British holdings.
A German Marine Korps with marine divisions, long range coastal artillery, uboats and destroyers occupying the French channel ports is such a threat to Britain itself that she will gladly buy off Germany with her holdings. The war was decided in northern France, not out in the British Empire.
None of which can credibly threaten an invasion as none of those can destroy mobile fleets. Germany would have sortie to deal severe damage to the Royal Navy to make an invasion not suicidal.