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  1. sillygoose

    If the Germans don't focus offensively on Verdun or the West in 1916, where should they focus?

    Ypres was a minor offensive compared to the Entente offensives that Spring/Autumn: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Front_(World_War_I)#1915 Lots of action that spring. The source for the breakthrough claim was this book: The Champagne offensive was the closest to success...
  2. sillygoose

    If the Germans don't focus offensively on Verdun or the West in 1916, where should they focus?

    Flexible defense evolved based on the experience of 1915-16. Verdun though was not so much about defense as offense for the Germans, so it isn't really a great comparison and the counterattack doctrine demonstrated its weaknesses on the Somme, as that is when the majority of German troops were...
  3. sillygoose

    If the Germans don't focus offensively on Verdun or the West in 1916, where should they focus?

    Brusilov is overrated. He succeeded because he kicked the stuffing out of the Habsburgs who were not known for military acumen in WW1 and who had stripped the entire Eastern Front of anything they could to launch their offensive in Italy. Poorly prepared Austrian defenses coupled with manpower...
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