What have been the subsequent history of Europe if Germany had won the First World War?
Germany’s only chance to win the war was in August-September 1914. After the Allied victory at the Marne forced the stalemate on the Western Front, it was pretty much certain that the Allies would eventually win… but Germany could have won in 1914 if the Schlieffen Plan had been completely followed… August 1914… The German army invades Belgium, and Ludendorf achieves success crushing the Belgian forts at Liege. Joffre launches the French plan XVII, but dressed in bright red and blue, the French suffer massive casualties attempting to retake Alsace and Lorraine. The BEF lands in northern Belgium, but is overwhelmed at Mons. Russian Armies invade East Prussia to relieve their French and British allies. Motlke, however, does not transfer troops from France east, and orders Hindenburg to hold the line with the forces available until after the French are beaten. Kluck’s first army is directly ordered to brush the channel and swing around behind Paris. September 1914… The Russians at
