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Vignette 5: Those were the Days
Sanssouci Palace, Potsdam
Germany
Christmas 1913


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Wilhelm III, now 31 years old, sat in his office going through the usual government paperwork. Documents that needed reading and signing had come and gone in big boxes. It was just another day in the office for a monarch. His wife, Cecilie, and their 4 children were in the other rooms living their lives.

After going through the paperwork, Wilhelm went to the balcony and lit up a cigarette. While he smoked, he pondered back at the past 12 years of his reign. The various crises that nearly brought the world to war, the foreign visits he made, the parades he attended, his wedding, and so many others. But out of all those 12 years, only one event stood out.

In South-West Africa, the native Herero and Nama tribes rose in revolt. They started attacking white farms everywhere, necessitating a military crackdown. The man chosen to crush the revolt was Lothar von Trotha. After a few battles, the revolt turned into a bloodbath as von Trotha drove the Herero and Nama tribes into the desert and poisoned the wells. As a result, thousands of men, women, and children perished in the deserts looking for water. When news reports of what was happening in the colony reached Germany, there was shock and outrage. Even the Kaiser felt disgusted based on what he was reading.

Soon after, von Trotha was relieved of his command and the killings subsided. But the damage had already been done. It left a mark on the then-young Kaiser as this was the first real issue he had to face regarding the colonies. To make sure the revolt and the subsequent killings never happen again, reforms were implemented that favored the native tribes.

Looking back at the event reminded Wilhelm of the situation he’s focusing on right now. Some unrest in Alsace Lorraine over the actions of a Lieutenant that outraged the locals. If he needs loyal people in a coming war, then he needs to be on their side in the face of injustice. So, he voices in favor of the Alsatians which shocked officers. Nonetheless, he retains his chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg despite a no-confidence vote from the Reichstag for the first time.

Even if the 1912 elections gave the SPD a slim majority for the first time as well, pressure from the right forced to him to retain the chancellor. But it showed the slow and growing power of the Reichstag that had usually been subservient to the will of the military and the crown.

But enough of all that for now. Now’s the time to celebrate Christmas with the family and give a speech to the whole nation. Hopefully, the year 1914 could become just another year of peace. Hopefully…
 
The Bull Moose's Apprentice

The Bull Moose's Apprentice

Having been elected for a second term, Teddy Roosevelt got back to work. He regulated big business and expanded the Navy that would make the South Carolina-class battleships a true rival against the Dreadnoughts. The Army was also kept up in good shape as part of his idea of 'Preparedness' where the country must always have a strong military in case of war. He continued creating more national parks as part of his conservation efforts to protect America's natural beauty. One result of this is the buffalo doesn’t become extinct.

In the socio-economic sphere: Social insurance, an 8-hour workday, workers’ compensation, and a minimum wage law for women were instituted which greatly benefitted the average citizens of America. While the conservatives of the GOP opposed these measures and blocked more progressive bills, the progressives hailed these laws as “just what we need for this day and age”. In government, the direct election of senators was introduced ending the old method of electing senators via the state assembly.

While all of this was going on, Roosevelt was searching for a successor to continue his policies. Initially, he had a list of potential candidates. His first choice was his protégé, Elihu Root. He was progressive like Teddy but his background as a Wall Street banker wouldn’t fit well the Midwestern voters so Root was ruled out. There was his VP, William Taft. Although he wished Taft to succeed him in the next election, his real desire was to be Chief Justice. Not wanting to screw a friend over, Teddy granted his wish in 1910 and nominated him to the Supreme Court. With his top 2 choices crossed out, Teddy looked further. One man, he found as like-minded was Charles Evan Hughes. A progressive like TR, he was just the right man for the job. And so, when Teddy asked Hughes if he could be his successor for the presidency, Charles gladly accepted the honor. Thus when 1912 rolled around, Charles Hughes ran for President and the Bull Moose endorsed him, ensuring his nomination later that year.

The Democrats’ candidate was Champ Clark, who defeated Woodrow Wilson after a close vote at the party convention. While the Republicans were united in their campaigning for Hughes, it wasn’t so for Clark. The Democrats were split as Wilson supporters were unhappy with their man losing out. Despite that, they continued campaigning for the sake of party unity.

Both sides campaigned hard for the rest of the year all across the country. When election day came, many Republicans feared that Clark would win this. To their surprise, Charles Hughes won the presidency in a close race and they kept control of Congress. When Teddy heard the news, according to witnesses, he got up, lit up a cigar and said: “Bully for him!”. The Bull Moose may be gone from office, but his policies would continue.

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Charles Evans Hughes, US President (1913-1921)
(1862-1948)
 
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So, a German Century. Easiest way to see to that at this point in time would be... delay the Great War by mere months. Enough time to see Ireland catch fire, forcing London to deal with mutineers in the armed forces -and if their response is heavy-handed as usual, the Irish Americans are going to cry foul. That is not a voting block US politicians can ignore in the North-East, so the country condemns British actions. France, left alone, faces disaster and is forced to come to terms no more than an year after hostilities begin. Russia falls soon after.
By the time all is said and done, Berlin rules the continent, London seethes in impotence and D.C. screams at Britain to stop massacring poor, innocent Irish. No way to tell what Petrograd thinks of anything -the entire nation is aflame.
 
So no anglophile President but a Isolationist? better relations with Germany i forsee this USA in the Cp or trully neutral.
The french are fucked hard Brits not quite that bad.
 
The Shot Heard Around the World
The Shot Heard Around the World

June 28, 1914

Sarajevo, Bosnia

Austria-Hungary


Gavrilo Princip stood amongst the crowd as Franz Ferdinand's motorcade traveled through the streets of Sarajevo. The Archduke had finally arrived to visit the city to review the troops and see other places.

He could see two of his accomplices waiting for the car to come to their side so they could strike. One of them had a pistol including Gavrilo and another, Nedeljko Cabrinovic had a bomb with him. As the crowd cheered and waved flags, these 3 three men were not in the mood for that.

The motorcade soon appeared on the road, just as planned. Now it was time for the first man to strike, but nothing happened and the car just passed by. The first man had lost his nerve and didn't pull his gun out. Now it was time for backup, as the Cabrinovic threw his small makeshift bomb towards the car. But the bomb bounced on the hood. It landed behind and exploded, injuring 20 bystanders. When he was identified, he took out a pill and swallowed it, only for nothing to happen. Still determined to die, Nedeljko jumped off into the river but survived as it was just 4 inches deep. Soon, an angry mob descended upon him and nearly beat him to death before being saved and taken into custody.

Feeling distraught at the disaster unfolding, Gavrilo simply discontinued the mission and left the scene. He wandered across Sarajevo contemplating how could it go so wrong. While contemplating, he stopped by a small restaurant and ordered a sandwich. At this point, Gavrilo felt like giving up and just live the rest of his life in his glorious Serbia. He continues eating his sandwich until he sees a sight that shocked him. Franz Ferdinand's car had somehow ended up in the same street as Gavrilo. Remembering the mission, Princip stopped eating and pulled out his pistol.

He went up to the car and aimed his sight at the Archduke. He fired a few shots and suddenly Franz and his wife were dead in minutes. Gavrilo was immediately arrested and sent to the police station. Despite being caught, he finally did what he always wished to do. He had killed the Hapsburg bastard. This would be a story he would tell until his death of old age later on.

The assassination in Sarajevo would have consequences for the entire world. Blood will be spilled. Lives will be saved and lost. Empires will collapse while new nations are born. The destiny of Europe will be altered. The world would never be the same again.

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Gavrilo Princip's mugshot, 1914

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Having suffered the loss of their beloved Archduke, Austria-Hungary demanded revenge from Serbia. They had the sympathy of everyone in Europe, including Wilhelm III who sent a telegram to Austria affirming its alliance and giving Vienna a blank cheque to do whatever they want with Serbia. They also guaranteed to come to its aid if Russia intervened.

With this support, the Austro-Hungarians issued an ultimatum to Belgrade. Knowing full well that rejecting the letter meant war, the Serbians agree to all of its provisions except one: Allowing Austrian investigators to arrest the perpetrators on Serbian soil. In their defense, they said, "Serbia shall not be treated as an Austrian province". Finally getting the excuse they hoped for, rejecting an ultimatum no less, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on July 28.

The reaction from Russia was swift, as the moment news reached them, they ordered a general mobilization of their army. In Germany, the reports of the Russian army mobilizing forced them to send a telegram telling the Russians to back off from Austria. The Russians ignored it anyway and continued mobilizing. With no other options, Germany declared war on Russia on August 1st.

Hearing of Germany’s declaration, France begins mobilizing their troops. It's been more than 40 years since they last fought the Bosch and now the populace was ecstatic for getting revenge. On the other side of the channel, Britain opted for neutrality as it didn't want to get dragged into what was becoming a crisis getting out of control.

With the news of France's mobilization, Berlin debated its options. Fortunately, it had a plan to deal with just that. Wanting a quick knockout of France before focusing on Russia, the Cabinet and the General Staff decided to use the Schlieffen Plan. Instead of heading invading directly through France, it opted to bypass the French defenses and swing from the side by invading Belgium. Going through that little country would’ve invited the British into declaring war on Germany but that didn’t bother them. Most Generals were confident they could cut through the Belgian defenses like a hot knife through butter. Even the Chancellor had considered the treaty guaranteeing Belgium’s neutrality as “Just a piece of paper”.

And so, with confidence and gusto in their hearts, Germany sent an ultimatum to Belgium demanding they let their troops through the territory to attack France. 2 days later on August 3rd, the Belgians refused their demands and received the backing of the British government. Having received their reply, Germany declared war on France anyway. In Britain, the government ordered the general mobilization and Belgium prepared itself. On the 4th of august, Germany also declared war on Belgium and began crossing the border heading for Liege. Hearing the news, Britain sent an ultimatum to Germany to withdraw its troops. When that wasn’t answered, they declared war on the same day.

On the 9th of August the commander of the Russian Baltic Fleet, Admiral von Essen, was entirely certain that Sweden would join the war with Germany against Russia. The fear of Sweden worried him so much that he sailed the fleet, acting without orders, towards the island of Gotland. Once he arrived there, von Essen demanded that the Swedish navy abandon the base of Farosund and never come back. When this was rejected, the Russian fleet opened the fire on the ships stationed on the harbor. Most ships were damaged and a few were sunk. Only when the bombardment ended did he receive a telegram from the naval command to pull back.

When news of the attack reached the mainland, there was outrage among the public, the press, and the government. Sweden had considered declaring neutrality a few days earlier, but the Russian bombardment had killed that idea. Remembering their alliance with Germany, the Swedes declared war on Russia and ordered a general mobilization. Their army though wouldn’t be ready until Spring 1915.

What started as a diplomatic crisis had turned into a worldwide conflict. What could’ve been prevented had just started.

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The Outbreak of War, 1914

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Munich, Germany
1914


Adolf Hitler had been living in Munich for a few years now. He narrowly avoided being deported back to Austria and was now happily enjoying his job. But while walking in the streets, he saw a crowd begin to gather in the square. He approaches, curious at what’s going on. He sees young boys holding newspapers reading ‘KRIEG’ in bold letters. “Come closer”. A man stands up next to a lion statue, ready to speak. “Let me speak”. The crowd begins to silence itself, ready to hear. “England, France, and Russia are joining forces against our ally, Austria.”

Hitler continues moving closer to get a better hearing of what the man is saying. “We must stand together, united, ready to sacrifice!” The crowd whips into a roar. They feel energetic with the ideas of patriotism and nationalism running through their veins. “Our lives are nothing! Our country is everything!”.

“Now, we are only Germans!”

The large crowd now lets out a humongous cheer. The crowd feels ready to fight, to the bitter end if necessary. The shabby clothed man now lets out a chant that would remind everyone of what time it is now: “WAR!”

The crowd begins chanting ‘War’ all across the square. Everyone from all walks of life: Men, women, children, bankers, artists, intellectuals, workers, industrialists, and farmers. Everyone was ready to sacrifice. Soon, every young man was heading to the recruiting offices ready to fight for the Fatherland. Among them was Adolf Hitler, having just quit his job to go join the army. He would later write in his memoirs: “This was what I had moved to this country for in the first place. I didn’t feel Austrian, only German. For better or for worse, the Great War would change my life forever.”.

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Munich during the outbreak of the First World War with a young Adolf Hitler in the background.
 
Welcome to my newest TL where I try to make Germany have it's place in the sun that would last a long time. The POD is obvious: Kaiser Bill gets gunned down like Franz Ferdinand.

During the course of this TL, I'll be trying to add some wacky words/phrases into the story to make it more, humorous. :rolleyes:
Whiel i like, yes love the overall TL and idea behind it, why not have Annie Oakley shot Wilhelm II, when she tried to shoot a cigar from his mouth by accident (wouldn't be to much of from the year it happens TTL as well)? Is there a bigger reason or purpose reguarding the shooter TTL later on?

"In Europe, she performed for Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, King Umberto I of Italy, President Marie François Sadi Carnot of France and other crowned heads of state. Oakley supposedly shot the ashes off a cigarette held by the newly crowned German Kaiser Wilhelm II at his request. "
 
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Whiel it like, yes love the overall TL and idea behind it, why not have Annie Oakley shot Wilhelm II, when she tried to shoot a cigar from his mouth by accident (wouldn't be to much of from the year it happens TTL as well)? Is there a bigger reason or purpose reguarding the shooter TTL later on?

"In Europe, she performed for Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, King Umberto I of Italy, President Marie François Sadi Carnot of France and other crowned heads of state. Oakley supposedly shot the ashes off a cigarette held by the newly crowned German Kaiser Wilhelm II at his request. "

What matter that is? Wihlem II was attempted to assassinate in 1900 which in TTL succeeded.

Very intresting TL and now it is even more intresting. Just let see which side Italy will choice.
 
I'm just asking because it has a significant psychological impact if a Emperor dies by accident or is assassinated by whatever person, group or faction, both to future Emperors as well as to the nation state he rules over as a whole.
 
First Blood
First Blood

The first months of the WW1 consisted of advances in each direction. While the absolute carnage the war would be famous for didn't materialize yet, the casualties were still horrendous in the beginning.

Balkan Front
In Serbia, thousands of veterans from the Balkan wars rallied for the defense of Belgrade. They brought with them valuable experience that would be very useful in the upcoming battles. Despite that, the army lacked modern weaponry and the equipment necessary to fight their larger and wealthier adversaries. There were not enough rifles to arm everybody, most troops weren't wearing the newest uniforms or none at all with reservists wearing civilian clothing and non-combat shoes. To top it all off, there weren't enough ammunition reserves to help them fend off the enemy, leaving them completely dependent on imports from France and Russia, who were also experiencing supply shortages.

The Austrians weren't exempt from having similar disadvantages. Their troops consisted entirely of conscripts, a quarter of them illiterate, who could understand neither German or Hungarian. Not to mention, most of the soldiers - Czechs, Slovaks, Poles, and others- had connections to the empire's various enemies.

Despite this, knowing about Serbia's weaknesses led the Austrians to think it would collapse in less than a month. Not only do the Serbs have to defend against Austria, but they also have to keep a watch on their hostile neighbor, Bulgaria. They know the Bulgarians would want revenge for last year's humiliation. Their only hope is for Russia to defeat the Austrians before they could be overrun.

In the first shots of the war, the Austrians advanced into Serbian territory only to be met by the fierce resistance of the Serbian army. In every battle of 1914, all were won by the Serbs. Despite the Austrians momentarily occupying Belgrade on 2nd December, they were immediately thrown back. Serbia made it clear it wasn’t going to collapse in a week as the others believed.

Western Front
In the west, the Germans invaded Belgium. Their first target was the city of Liege as part of the ‘Schlieffen Plan’. Unexpectedly, they ran into stiff Belgian resistance in the ensuing battle. The Belgians also destroyed the railway lines by crashing locomotives into each other and blew up bridges as part of a scorch-earth policy to buy the French extra time to mobilize. This severely delayed the Germans' operation timetable, leaving them behind schedule.

Despite this, the Germans kept advancing. They inevitably captured Liege and moved on towards Brussels, capturing it on 20 August. As they advance across the small country, the Germans took out their frustrations on the local population in what would be called the ‘Rape of Belgium’. This consisted of rampant looting, destruction of property including universities and reprisals against civilians. Soldiers would tell stories of people caught who were caught with rifles being lined up against a wall to be shot. The Entente press soon picked up on these reports and made it front-page news. This strengthened anti-German sentiment in both the belligerent countries and in neutral countries such as the USA.

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German Infantry on the battlefield, August 1914

When they reached the French border, they were met by elements of the British Expeditionary Force and the French army. Still, this wasn’t enough to hold back the ‘Jerries’, as the English called them. As the German army blitzed their way across northern France, the British and the French retreated southwards until they were on the outskirts of Paris. The French contemplated moving its government to Bordeaux as the fear was widespread at the time. But when recon planes reported that the Germans were bypassing the city instead of advancing directly into Paris, the Entente commanders decided to hold the line at the river Marne. Reinforcements were directed north by Rail and even Parisian taxi cabs. Though their contribution was negligible, they were nonetheless hailed as the ‘Heroes of Paris’ which helped in raising morale.

The 3 nations battled across the banks of the Marne river. In the end, the Germans were finally halted and Paris was saved. Hoping to gain an edge on the map, the Germans and the Allies try to outflank each other going north until they reached the coast. In the end, the ‘Race to the Sea’ was indecisive as they merely just extended the frontline which now ran from the Belgian coast to the Swiss border.

With this loss, the German High Command realized that all hopes of a quick victory were gone and this was going to be a long, bloody war. They also now have to fight on two fronts, as they soon received reports from East Prussia.

On December 20, the French launched an offensive aimed at Champagne to push back the German frontlines. But it resulted in only small gains with the French suffering up to 90,000 casualties.

Eastern Front
In late August, the Russians made the first move and invaded Germany. Two armies advanced into East Prussia, causing a wave of refugees to flee the area. To combat this threat two generals were assigned who would become legends later on. Erich Ludendorff and Paul von Hindenburg were sent to the east to push the Russians out of the fatherland for good. With the two men cooperating, they managed to score a huge victory at Tannenberg. In the battle, a smaller German force managed to wipe out the two Russian armies and drove back across the border, taking 90,000 prisoners. Tannenberg would propel the two men to national stardom and become synonymous with the war. For the Russians, the defeat was unbearable especially for Samsonov, who would later commit suicide while retreating.

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Hindenburg and Ludendorff, the Heroes of Tannenberg

When an Austro-Hungarian offensive against the Russians failed, they were driven back across Galicia, leaving the garrison of Przemysl to be besieged. This forced the Germans to launch a diversionary attack from the north towards Warsaw. They would soon battle the Russians in the city of Lodz though there was no clear winner. As the December snow froze the land, both sides dig in for the winter until next year.

Across the World
As the nations of Europe went to war, the world started buzzing with activity. In Asia, Japan honored its alliance with Britain by declaring on Germany. They soon began attacking German colonies in the Pacific and their concession in China, Kiatschou. The garrison held out in a short siege before surrendering on November 7th. The same fate also befell the German pacific islands which were also occupied by Japan as well. In the southern Pacific, both New Guinea and Samoa fell to Australians and New Zealanders respectively. Despite the fall of Germany’s empire in the Orient, the East Asia Squadron headed by Maximilian von Spee managed to sail out, disperse and wreak havoc on Allied shipping in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Nonetheless, their goal was to get back to Germany before they ran out of fuel and ammunition. After separating with SMS Emden, the squadron sailed through the Pacific, avoiding the British and Japanese warships sent out to find them. They refueled on the way from whatever collier they come across until they reached the Panama Canal. After negotiating with US and Panamanian officials, the Germans were given permission to travel through the canal into the Caribbean.

After crossing the canal, Von Spee ordered one last convoy raiding operation before regrouping near the Bahamas. All the ships detached themselves and targeted any British and French merchant ship they came across. The Caribbean Raids, as they would become known, would be the stuff of legend as the East Asia squadron sank tens of thousands in tonnage. As the British Caribbean fleet scrambled on high alert, the squadron slipped out and regrouped in the Atlantic. From there, they made their way through the Straits of Gibraltar at night and reached the Austrian port of Trieste.

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Maximilian Von Spee, the Pirate of the Caribbean

In Germany, Von Spee would be celebrated as a man that slipped back into Germany against all odds. Back in Britain, Winston Churchill, who was First Lord of the Admiralty, was reportedly furious after being given the reports of the German squadrons' escape into Austrian hands. He vowed to himself 'never make such a mistake again'.

Africa
The same could be said for its African colonies. While Togoland was easily captured by the French, Southwest Africa, Kamerun and Tanganyika had held on initially. It was only in 1915, did the real fighting begin in the Dark Continent. General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck led an army of Askaris into British Kenya and captured Taveta. To repel the Germans, an expeditionary force was deployed to Kilimanjaro but was defeated Lettow-Vorbeck's Schutztruppe.

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The British defeat at Tanga, 1914

Scandinavia
At the outbreak of war, Sweden’s military wasn’t strong enough to take on the Russians. It would need time to mobilize its manpower and strengthen its navy, which wouldn’t be finished until 1915. Plans had already made by some generals for either an overland invasion through Lappland or a naval assault on the Aland islands near Stockholm. Either way, that would have to wait until next year. For now, they could only commit naval bombardments on Russians ports on the Finnish coast.

Nonetheless, Sweden’s entry forced Denmark and Norway to be truly neutral and not fall to the pressure of British blockade. They also refused to give in to Britain’s demands to cease trading with Germany.

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King Gustav V gives a speech declaring war on Russia

The USA
In the US, President Hughes declared the country’s neutrality. He wished to stay out of the war ‘over there’ as he viewed as none of the country’s concern. Neutrality was also strengthened with both Germany’s invasion of Belgium and Russia’s attack on Sweden, another neutral country. This was supported by mostly German, Irish, and Swedish Americans who weren’t fond of the Entente. Despite this, he would continue giving loans and trading with both sides throughout the war. Although he would clash with the British as they tightened their blockade over time.

The Ottomans
On November 11, the Ottoman Empire declared war on the Entente. They also declared a jihad in which they called on all Muslims in the Entente nations to rise up and aid the empire in the name of Islam. In their first moves, they had previously bombarded the Russian ports in the Black Sea. They also advanced into the Caucasus which ended in utter disaster. The problem was that they marched into the snowy mountains in the middle of winter, without the right clothing. As a result, most of the men froze to death until they withdrew in January, leaving behind a trail of frozen corpses discovered by the Russians. The Young Turks soon tried to find a scapegoat for this defeat. Unfortunately, there was just one group that became the perfect target.
 
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I'm curious how things would change since this looks dangerously close to how things went in OTL, to the point where the only real difference I could find in this chapter is the USA stance being slightly more pro-German than pro-British at this point in time, but maybe I'm mistaken.
 
I'm curious how things would change since this looks dangerously close to how things went in OTL, to the point where the only real difference I could find in this chapter is the USA stance being slightly more pro-German than pro-British at this point in time, but maybe I'm mistaken.

And Sweden is not so neutral thanks of Russian attack to Swedish naval base. USA probably remain strictly neutral. And when Germany has much better relationships with USA there probably is not unrestricted submarine war. And when Sweden is ready invade Finland Russia has transport its troops from Eastern Front to Finland. But Italy is still bit wild card.
 
So current changes i spotted: USA True neutral trading with booth but actualy no weapons ammunition? Will Schwab of Betlehem steel still sell Greeks Salamis main Guns and Fully build U.-Boats? Sweden is mobilaising so Finnland will get's probaly conquered and the Russion lose more man may collapse earlier! No idea about Africa and Asia what is von Spee's Status and Emdens? Belgians are Fucked as are the french so it will now get intersting.
Edit: Forgott The after the Hague Treaty Illegal Distant Blockade of practically everything vor Germany and the Neutrals in Europe. that will now be intersting the weapons trade is Illegal as well when you declare neutralety and Ammunition i think is iffy.
 
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So current changes i spotted: USA True neutral trading with booth but actualy no weapons ammunition? Will Schwab of Betlehem steel still sell Greeks Salamis main Guns and Fully build U.-Boats? Sweden is mobilaising so Finnland will get's probaly conquered and the Russion lose more man may collapse earlier! No idea about Africa and Asia what is von Spee's Status and Emdens? Belgians are Fucked as are the french so it will now get intersting.
Edit: Forgott The after the Hague Treaty Illegal Distant Blockade of practically everything vor Germany and the Neutrals in Europe. that will now be intersting the weapons trade is Illegal as well when you declare neutralety and Ammunition i think is iffy.

Things are indeed going differently. My prediction about war and peace terms:

- Italy will maintain neutral.
- Romania waits quiet long as in OTL and probably decides join to CPs.
- Bulgaria might join to CPs.
- Greece is hard thing to predict. It could either remain neutral or join to Entente.
- USA will remain neutral.
- Sweden take Aland in Spring 1915 and soon land to FInland. Finns begin massive revolt against Russians.
- Russia fall to revolution some months earlier than OTL when war is going worsely and probably will sue peace firstly.
- Peace terms are pretty same as OTL Brest-Litovsk. Finland becomes independent kingdom under house of Bernadotte.
- Caucasus fall under Ottoman influence.
- Serbia is next who falls. The country loses some minor regions to A-H and Bulgaria takes these regions which it lost to Serbia on Second Balkans War and Macedonia.
- If Greece joins to Entente it will lost Thessalia/Saloniki.
- Belgium is puppetised.
- Luxembourg is annexed to Germany.
- France loses some regions to Germany.
- White peace between Germany and British Empire.
- In Africa Germany takes Belgian Congo and some French colonies.
- Germany probably still lost its colonies in East Asia and Pacific.
 
Sorry, no post yet! I've been busy playing HOI4 while it was free. Now time to get back to writing the next update.
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: I've added new information in the previous update 'First Blood'. This includes the Ottomans and the German East Asia Squadron. Read it if you want to ;)
 
Sorry, no post yet! I've been busy playing HOI4 while it was free. Now time to get back to writing the next update.
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: I've added new information in the previous update 'First Blood'. This includes the Ottomans and the German East Asia Squadron. Read it if you want to ;)

One major nit: The Turks would almost certainly not go into the mountains without appropriate winter equipment. Look at the eastern part of modern Turkey. It is nothing BUT mountains. And colder than a witch‘s tit in winter. Which automatically makes the military winter aware.
 
One major nit: The Turks would almost certainly not go into the mountains without appropriate winter equipment. Look at the eastern part of modern Turkey. It is nothing BUT mountains. And colder than a witch‘s tit in winter. Which automatically makes the military winter aware.
But yet it happened.
 
One major nit: The Turks would almost certainly not go into the mountains without appropriate winter equipment. Look at the eastern part of modern Turkey. It is nothing BUT mountains. And colder than a witch‘s tit in winter. Which automatically makes the military winter aware.
Yeah, about that...
“The commander of 3rd Army, Hasan Izzet was not in favor of an offensive action in the harsh winter conditions. His plan was to remain in defense and launch a counterattack at the right time. This was overridden by the War Minister Enver Pasha.”
 
Ok that is a pretty large change von spee made it to Austria and raided more Shipping now is the question can Emden do the same or does she go down like otl?
Im counting Dresden, Leipzig, Gneisenau, Scharnhorst, Nürnberg and a number of Colliers and other logistic ships that are now waiting in the Mediteran what wil von Spee do now?
 
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