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Risky endeavor since the odds of the CP winning the war are much better without Russia being in it. And would French socialists actually be willing to support an Italian war of aggression?

Could we see a German military operation in the Polish territories near Germany's border similar to what Turkey recently did in Syria in Afrin in real life? https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/nyt-accused-of-whitewashing-turkeys-afrin-occupation-659199 Ethnically cleanse a Polish Border Strip in...

Yep and Yep. Worth noting that such a war might get more support among the German Social Democrats and working-classes once Joseph Stalin seizes power in the USSR, imposes totalitarian tyranny, mass collectivization, and purges there, though. Then the Soviet Union will stop looking like a...

But having the Russian government be French-aligned will simply fuel Germany's fears about getting encircled, no?

Germany would want to ensure that any new Russian government is not French-aligned.

And Germany will likely protect Poland, the Baltic countries, and Romania's claim on Bessarabia.

BTW, Rob, you might be interested in this thread of mine about a huge balance-of-power shift in Europe in the absence of World War I...

Germany is going to be both extremely pleased and extremely worried. Extremely pleased because the Franco-Russian alliance will be terminated, but also extremely worried because there's a workers' state right next door to Germany, which can only serve as an inspiration for German socialists. The...