The Eleventh Battle on the Isonzo happens almost at the same time as the Kornilov coup and the Fall of Riga. In that regards no one (save the US and Japan) can really "win" a World War One which does not end early (such as a German capture of Paris in 1914), merely survive it- and face the aftermath. The successful victory, earlier end to the war, and more "honorable" peace certainly help, but the key factors allowing fascism- an ossified oligarchy, economic collapse, the brutal authoritarianism used to compel the war effort, growth of the labor movement, massive inflation- will not be handwaved away by an "unmutilated" victory. I doubt the French might have stunning success but they will still bleed the Germans, and combined with the Russian efforts will IMO bleed the Germans sooner than OTL.įinally Italian democracy, such as it is, is far from safe. The Germans as mentioned will need to redeploy to plug the breach, the eventual breakthrough will encourage the rest of the Entente that the end is nigh, and that if they just keep bashing their heads against the wall they might just break through. I can believe that the shifting momentum would culminate in an early collapse of A-H in 1918 and the Kerensky government limping over the finish line (though what comes next is a different story).įrance is very likely to renew her offensives alongside the Russians. Or perhaps with the Entente stronger imperialism lasts longer.Ī general breakthrough in the Alps has broader implications, even if it does not immediately end the war.
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Italy gets her OTL borders in the adriatic without any drama since she's already occupying everything and the Entente arent going to care if Wilson throws a fit, plus what she was promised from Turkey (cant remember the treaty) as well as a protectorate over Albania.įascism may still happen but may well be avoided. Also the Kerensky offensive probably succeeds (IIRC it started reasonably well) so the provisional government survives, and this probably is the trigger for the armistice.Īll things considered the war probably concludes a few months to a year ahead of OTL and Italy is much more respected at the peace table, while the US isn't quite as influential given that they would still be ramping up and the Allies are somewhat less in shambles.Īlso I pity the Turks, who will be fed to the wolves here. I'd say that the dual monarchy probably collapses around the time the Russians do, they'd be lucky to last the year. Croatia IMO tries to split off earlier as a result of Entente meddling and to preempt Italian claims to dalmatia. France probably does much better in the coming months. Germany is forced to divert more troops to prop up the dual monarchy.
An attack on Trieste seems inevitable, possibly including naval elements given the RMs dominance in the Adriatic.Īustria won't sign a separate peace IMO given Italian demands,which will only grow more intemperate after such a success.
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