The Worst WW I Alternate History Cliche

What do you think is the worst WWI cliche?
Mine is that if Germany doesn't invade Belgium,the UK won't declare war on the Central Powers.
 
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The British, German, and to a lesser extent French armies were the only ones to make meaningful contributions to the war's outcome: any other participants were window dressing and won't affect the outcome significantly.
 

cpip

Gone Fishin'
That under no circumstances can the British be induced to negotiate a peace treaty unfavorable to them, and that they will maintain a state of war even if France, Russia, and Italy have all fallen before the Central Powers.
 

Perkeo

Banned
That all Germans were all proto nazis, they had more or less the same ideology and war goals as in WWII.
 
- Neutral USA = CP victory
- If WW1 ends before 1917, Russian monarchy survives.
- If Germans will win war, Europe becomes social democratic uthopia.
- If France lost war, it goes always authotarian/totalitarian state and always communist or fascist.
 
-If Germans win war, the world would be a much better place than what it is now
-Related to above, the idea that a defeated France cannot radicalize in either far left or far right or neo-monarchist direction because of "democratic tradition" or "lack of resources alone standing up to Germany". You do know that they can build a containment alliance, right(and even if they don't go fascist, neo-bourbon, neo-bonaparte, or Communist we shouldn't deny the possibility of democratic leaning war hawks).
-If Germans win war, Reds would be crushed in Russia
-Likewise, if the Entente win war, Communism in Russia is inevitable no matter what
-Alternatively if Germans win war, there would be a cold war with America
-A Russia first strategy would be a instant win for the Germans
-The fall of AH or the Ottomans being inevitable no matter what
-Alternatively with the Ottomans, only a CP victory offers a slim hope for them to not collapse.
-If Germans win war, Belgium would get annexed or made a puppet state.
 
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If the Germans go east they'll win the war in about 5 minutes.

And the associated one, all the men on the spot must be morons for making the plans they used
 
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Every permutation regarding Germany and France's development following a CP victory has been done to death. Ironically, there's still a lack of diversity when it comes to different routes for Austria-Hungary or the Ottoman Empire to take.
 
Every permutation regarding Germany and France's development following a CP victory has been done to death. Ironically, there's still a lack of diversity when it comes to different routes for Austria-Hungary or the Ottoman Empire to take.

Personally, I think having democratic leaning war hawks in France and Britain vs. Germany hasn't.
 
Personally, I think having democratic leaning war hawks in France and Britain vs. Germany hasn't.

I mean, I think that's not so different from the immediate post-war situation in A Shift in Priorities. And it definitely describes 2009 German ISOT'd to 1918.
 
That WW1 continental armies were delicate instruments that could wait for subtle actions from the enemy and quickly react in a precise way that would produce decisive results.
 
The UK Runs out of money by 1917 and the Entente loses as a result but Germany (who apparently are above such things) despite being significantly poorer do not
 
British warships (Dreadnoughts and BCs) always explode regardless of POD

OTL one of the issues was the misconception that it was Rate of Fire that allowed the Germans to escape at Dogger Bank - when in fact it was poor communication - so to fix the former the BC squadrons tried to improve the speed at which the guns could be fired by removing or leaving open flash proof doors etc and storing extra propellant in or near the turrets.

The dreadnoughts did not do this!

But still explode ????
 
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