Given the French have had to divert men to the Italian front in 1915 and the Germans have not had to divert men there? Plus AH can divert men that went to the OTL Italian front against the Russians which reduces pressure on the Germans to divert men to the Eastern front. Yeah... nothing good can come from this.
Vot do you mean, nothing good can come of this? It is how ve will win ze war, ja?
But seriously, that's the Entente's whole problem in a nutshell.
I assume the mutiny will still defend but refuse to attack? Which still lets them be isolated potentially.
That's basically right- defence but not attack. However, Joffre will have a rather, er,
heavy-handed response which will basically pour gasoline on the fire.
Also capturing a fort without firing a shot is just the type of event you would think is ASB but ends up happening during a war.
I know, it's great. Got to love it.
I do wonder how Falkenhayn will be perceived. This was very much a battle to grind and not capture but at the same time, I am unsure if the Germans had any better realistic options on the Western Front. Though now with the mutiny and stretched manpower they may very well be able to turn Verdun into a rupture point
Much to the chagrin of Hindenburg and Ludendorff (who will have less of a reputation ITTL), both the general public and military historians ITTL regard Falkenhayn as a genius and a hero, who ended the slaughter of the First World War and made history.
I would like to see a chapter with the major nations on each side of their war reacting to how 1916 is going as well as what is happening on the Eastern Front (plus also are the Brits sending as many forces into Mesopatamia and Egypt as OTL or are they pulling more of them off to fill in the gaps of the French forces arrayed against Italy, not to mention the Egyptian Forces have to be worrying about Italian forces in Libya).
Ooh, interesting! Thanks for requesting that- I'll see what I can do.
Right now, both Libyan fronts are at a stalemate- the fighting seesaws back and forth, but neither side can really break through. Palestine is mostly OTL. However, following TTL's Kut al-Amara, the Ottomans will begin advancing towards Kuwait, as the British have fewer troops in Mespotamia.
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Also looking back at Chapter 6, the take that Gallipoli would have knocked out the Ottomans is I guess ironic is the best word given what happened OTL but you can imagine the books and discussion all based on that happening
Indeed! For the record, Churchill will remain First Lord of the Admiralty for a longer time than OTL.