What should Germany have done on April 1 1917

trajen777

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What Should Germany have done on April 1 1917 ?

- Attack France / No unconditional sub warfare to bring in USA / Peace proposal (and if peace proposal what would you ask for - expect to receive)

April 1, 1917
Brest-Litovsk, Russia
Russia, Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, ending Russian involvement in World War I. Russia loses territory as a result of the treaty, but the main goal of the Russian Provisional Government was accomplished as the war on the eastern front was essentially ended.

As a result of the treaty, Russia ceded Poland and the Baltic States to Germany. A German occupational force was to move into and occupy these territories.

Also, all former Ottoman territories conquered by the Russians were returned to Ottoman control as a result of the treaty.

Independence is granted to Finland, Belorussia, and the Ukraine. As a result, the nations of Finland, Belarus, and Ukraine are established. This is strategically important to Germany and Austria-Hungary as it gives the two nations a buffer zone against Russia in case of future wars.

April 2, 1917
Poland/Baltic States
German occupational troops begin to move into the ceded territories. However, the force is small as it is not expected that the Russians will be attempting any further invasion attempts with severe domestic problems of their own. The occupation force is basically intended to keep the populace under German control and to keep nationalistic revolts from emerging and spreading
 
In Spring 1917 should have offered GENEROUS terms to Russia.

Agreed, Russia in April 1917 was on the brink but not yet broken. As history proves the breaking point was still more than six months away. Maybe with someone else in charge of the provisional government and with German terms limited to Poland and Lithuania, Russia might have left the war at that point.
 
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