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In 1917, demoralized by the Battle of Verdun and the Niville Offensive, large elements of the French army-possibly over 50 divisions-mutinied, and the French forces were in disorder for a couple months until the military executed the ringleaders and promised not to launch any more major offensives against the Germans. Fortunately, the Germans were not aware of the full extent of the mutiny and didn't exploit it.

But what if they had learned of it, say through better intelligence on the French army, and launched an offensive at the height of the mutinies? Would the disorder in the French army have been enough for them to break through?
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