In mid-April 1917, the Franco-British forces on the Western Front launched a major offensive on German positions seeking a decisive battle. It was a failure, led to minor mutinies, and probably nearly caused larger-scale mutinies that some historians claim would've crippled the military. Fortunately for the French, Robert Nivelle, the idiot who planned and pushed for this operation, was promptly sacked and sent to Africa, while the operation was called off on 9 May.
What if Nivelle had been kept in command and the French, desperate for any victory to push the Germans out and counting on American reinforcements to shore up their weaknesses, had continued with the offensive? Would there have been a large-scale mutiny, and did Germany have the ability at this point in the war to capitalize on such an event?
What if Nivelle had been kept in command and the French, desperate for any victory to push the Germans out and counting on American reinforcements to shore up their weaknesses, had continued with the offensive? Would there have been a large-scale mutiny, and did Germany have the ability at this point in the war to capitalize on such an event?