To be fair, was there even a port large enough in the Baltic?
Petrograd itself, ironically enough.
To be fair, was there even a port large enough in the Baltic?
They areThe Russians were outnumbered 5 to 1 if the HSF appeared in the Baltic
It is far more likely than the Russians seeking battle with the HSF.Alternate reason for naval battle - Tsar insists navy support army with bombardments,but no-one knows German Navy has moved there - so unexpected conflict ensues?
I assume this is a liberal February type revolution rather than than an October coup type scenario.
Britain has absolutely no reason to give up Nigeria.
Really doubt that the germans could nor would demand Belarus or Ukraine. Even now it is neither occupied nor is there a will. border adjustments besserabia and the baltic states plus finland i can agree Whole heartedly with, though this is already known from previous posts. Either way I do not really expect a complete overhaul of russia here the war has not really gone on long enough and while the loses would be only slightly higher, though they are in a worse positionIf I had to guess about Germany's demands at the peace table, at the very least, they'll carve Briey-Longwy off of France, and add it to Elsass-Lothringen. The Imperial Territory will then transition over the following years into a full federal state of the German Empire, as the Grand Duchy of Lothringen. They'll also demand Dahomey and Ubangi-Shari, as part of their Mittelafrika ambitions. As part of that, they'll have to demand Nigeria from Britain to link up all their West African colonies together, and together with the (former) Belgian Congo, finally gain their coveted colonial domain stretching coast to coast across the African continent.
From Russia, Poland and the Baltic States will be the minimum demand. No annexations, as Germany wouldn't want to add more minorities to their nation. Instead, Poland will be a client kingdom, probably with a Saxon as king, given the House of Wettin's dynastic link to the royalty of the old Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Baltic States may or may not be divided into their component nations (Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia), but if divided, then each would probably have a duke drawn from the more prominent junker families. If united as a single United Baltic Duchy, I suspect Kaiser Wilhelm II would appoint one of his younger sons as Grand Duke.
If possible, though, Germany would also try to break off Finland from Russia. With the Baltic States and Finland, Germany would have complete control of the Baltic Sea, and trapping any future Russian Baltic Fleet in the Gulf of Finland. It might even be worth dropping demands for breaking off Ukraine and/or Belarus from Russia. Bessarabia, of course, will still get awarded to Romania. Dunno what Austria-Hungary would demand, though. Maybe the lion's share of reparations, as I doubt they'd want even more restive minorities in their empire, especially since from the sound of things, they'll be annexing Serbia after the war.
Back to the colonies, Germany would probably sign off on South Africa keeping former German Southwest Africa, and use it as a starting point for weakening Pretoria's ties with London and instead realign them in the future with Germany. In the Pacific, Germany would probably extract a token payment from Japan, Australia, and New Zealand in exchange for letting them keep Germany's former Pacific colonies. Japan, surprisingly enough, might be willing enough to pay, they're Asians so they'll understand the German need to save face. Australia and New Zealand, though, might make a fuss over having to pay over keeping territory they won in war and which the Germans didn't really contest.
Really doubt that the germans could nor would demand Belarus or Ukraine. Even now it is neither occupied nor is there a will. border adjustments besserabia and the baltic states plus finland i can agree Whole heartedly with, though this is already known from previous posts. Either way I do not really expect a complete overhaul of russia here the war has not really gone on long enough and while the loses would be only slightly higher, though they are in a worse position
I do find the characterisation of nicky very interesting may i ask why you had him Respond that way? Because from what i have read it doesn’t make much sense.
stubborn as sin
Misguided
Weak willed
And completely unprepared or trained for such a job as czar
Check, check, check and double check
Vain and completely oblivious/unaware or uninterested i do not believe so
That i can defo Agree with and see but that would be diplomacy i guess always high ball.IIRC, the Germans occupied Western Belarus in 1915, as part of TTL's Gorlice-Tarnow campaign, to cover their right flank while advancing into Lithuania and Southern Latvia. Also, the Austro-Hungarians seems to have pushed into Western Ukraine as part of their 1916 campaign, which was the only reason why the Romanians finally managed to take Bessarabia, i.e. the Russians had to retreat to cover their flank.
I'd think they might make demands on parts of Belarus and the Ukraine as part of the starting demands, and then give those up as talks proceed to get what they really want.
Interesting thats a new quote for me should write it down. Though seemingly in characterErm...IIRC, when told about the Bloody Sunday Massacre in 1905, his only response was "Have they killed enough?"