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I'm unsure of how best to phrase the title, but what if, instead of invading France before Russia was ready, the German Empire focused on crushing the Russian bear?

Say instead of invading Belgium, Germany, learning from the ACW and Russo-Japanese war, expected a slow and bogged down war and knew risking Britain's involvement would be suicide, and place enough men to hold the French border while the vast majority go into defeating russia.

Would this strategy work? if so, what happens to the french? do they fall to communism and plot their vengeance? Does russia? or is the Tsardom united under threat of invasion?
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