Significant sections of the French army suffer a collapse in morale after the failure of the Nivelle Offensive in April into May 1917.
OTL the French were able to conceal this from the Germans and the British were able to take up the slack for most of he year until the French army recovered its morale.
WI German intelligence was able to pick up on the mutiny (from deserters fleeing a firing squad perhaps). Would the Germans launch an offensive ASAP or would they continue to hold the defensive in the West until they were sure Russia was beaten.
Would the Germans abandon their prepared positions and attack? IMO they would try and the French army would pull together quickly and inflict heavy losses. Could this lead to a success for the British offensive in Passchendaele against a German army drained of reserves?
OTL the French were able to conceal this from the Germans and the British were able to take up the slack for most of he year until the French army recovered its morale.
WI German intelligence was able to pick up on the mutiny (from deserters fleeing a firing squad perhaps). Would the Germans launch an offensive ASAP or would they continue to hold the defensive in the West until they were sure Russia was beaten.
Would the Germans abandon their prepared positions and attack? IMO they would try and the French army would pull together quickly and inflict heavy losses. Could this lead to a success for the British offensive in Passchendaele against a German army drained of reserves?