WI:the Brusilov Offensive was more successful.

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I mean short of ASBs its pretty hard to do better than they did. Even if they didn't bungle some of the later attacks they pretty much achieved what was feasible to do. If they don't bungle some of the late campaign stuff perhaps the Russians aren't a primed for the Revolution come 1917.
 
Depend of the grade of success but even OTL almost knocked up A-H from the war (or at least the impressios was that).

Edit: Maybe they are more succesfull due to Evert effectively supporting it or even not being in charge (for whatever motive).
While probably will not really make the A-H sue for peace, it will cause serious butterfly in the other secondary front aka Italy and Romania as much less resources will be sent there.
 
You could have the A-H sue for peace after getting defeated. This would result in greater pressure on the Germans in the field with large amounts of Italian and Russian units getting freed up to fight on the front.
 

Minty_Fresh

Banned
To make it more successful, perhaps the Russians do not launch the rather pointless Lake Naroch offensive and instead allow the reserves for that attack to be assigned to the SW Front, where Brusilov was training his infantry divisions in infiltration and shock tactics before the Germans were. This might allow the Russian attack to be supported well enough that they can stop the Linnsingen counterattack and keep the momentum rolling.

The failure of Evert to make progress, and the diversion of his troops into Brusilov's gains only confused and stuttered the Russian advance with too many men in one area. Evert should instead only make a demonstration and keep attention fixed rather than launch clumsy and lazy assaults.

Brusilov went about as far as he was able to, but if he could somehow get farther, and conquer Galicia, A-H might consider a separate peace.
 
Brusilov was the most successful Allied General of the war, e was hampered by supply issues in that offensive.

Him coming into higher position earlier would probably be a better POD
 

Germaniac

Donor
Well the plan was originally meant to be conducted across the entire front. The French demanded the Russians attack sooner and the Lack Naroch offensive was launched and was an utter failure... Had they waited the campaign would have still failed BUT the offensive in the north would not allow the Germans to shift to support the Austrians... Without the the Germans the Austrians and Specifically the Hungarians could have broken whatever will to continue
 
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