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Right now I'm working on the concept for a TL that I hope will be my first successful post 1900 TL (I've had successes with pre 1900 and ASB TLs but never post-1900), but I need a little help. The premise is that in 1910 Emperor Franz Joseph is assassinated by Bogdan Zerajic who OTL claimed he had the opportunity to kill the Emperor but did not. Franz Ferdinand becomes Emperor and Austria goes to war with Serbia. Russia stands down because the Serbs killed the sitting Emperor of Austria-Hungary. Austria-Hungary and Germany declare war on Serbia; Montenegro allies with Serbia; Romania stays neutral. Though Serbia is a tougher nut to crack than originally thought, it and Montenegro fall to the Austrians. Fast forward year and Conrad convinces Franz to launch a preemptive war against Italy which is just as in OTL at war with the Ottomans.
This is where my question comes in. Would Germany support the Austrians? would they remain neutral? Even without German help could the Ottomans and the Austrians win against the Italians?