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Hey Guys,
In the Great War, Winston Churchill argued in favour of a 'Gallipoli Campaign', in which Anglo-French forces would attack Turkey and hopefully bring a swift end to the war by knocking the Ottoman Empire out and gaining the support of the Balkan nations against the Central Powers. This failed however due to the use of aged ships and poor terrain for the offensive troops to have to deal with.
However Admiral Lord Fisher advocated the 'Baltic Project'. This would be an attack by the Royal Navy on Germany directly, the Royal Navy would land a large amphibious force of Anglo-Russian troops in Pomerania (under 100 miles away from Berlin). Lord Fisher hoped to knock the Germans out quickly by taking Berlin and thus lead to a rapid Entente victory.
So what if instead of listening to Churchill, the government listened to Admiral Lord Fisher instead. The fleet is prepared, tactical deployment goes ahead and the Royal Naval task force goes ahead. Could the troops be landed in North germany? And if so could the Anglo-Russian forces drive south and take Berlin? If they could I'm guessing Germany would likely surrender, though might they not? Might Germany simply fight to get Berlin back? Could they, due to the Royal Navy having access to Northern Germany and thus being able to supply the force?