CaliGuy
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With an East-first strategy in WWI, how much would Germany benefit from Eastern European manpower?
To elaborate on this, if Germany began aggressively recruiting Eastern Europeans to fight on its side in World War I and wooing them with promises of national independence, how successful would Germany be in regards to this? Indeed, how much Eastern European manpower could Germany get and what effect would this have on Germany's performance in World War I as well as on World War I in general?
Also, what if, in the couple of decades before World War I, Germany would have treated its own minorities better? Would this have made more Eastern Europeans believe that German promises of national independence during World War I are sincere?
Any thoughts on all of this?
To elaborate on this, if Germany began aggressively recruiting Eastern Europeans to fight on its side in World War I and wooing them with promises of national independence, how successful would Germany be in regards to this? Indeed, how much Eastern European manpower could Germany get and what effect would this have on Germany's performance in World War I as well as on World War I in general?
Also, what if, in the couple of decades before World War I, Germany would have treated its own minorities better? Would this have made more Eastern Europeans believe that German promises of national independence during World War I are sincere?
Any thoughts on all of this?