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In 1915 Russia moved its HQ to Mogilev, a city in Belarus, east of Minsk.
Let's give the Germans a little more success. In Feb 1917, the Germans successfully move into Belarus and encircle Mogilev, capturing the recently arrived Tzar Nicolas II and his staff. Presumably the Tzar would be brought to German Field Marshal Mackensen.
What happens to Nico now? Nicolas II is essentially safe from the rising communists, but his family is still at risk. And, Nicolas' Hohenzollern protectors will themselves be forced out of power soon.