The Great War

[Neil]

Conrad annoys me.  His failure to exterminate the Serbian race is unforgivable.

It's not like you have made much progress on that front.

My homeland is Serbenrein.

[The Brain]

What about Pershing? What was the deal with black American units and the French?

[Barrister]

Conrad annoys me.  His failure to exterminate the Serbian race is unforgivable.

It's not like you have made much progress on that front.

My homeland is Serbenrein.

Our dayhome lady is a Kosovar Serb, and she lives in your homeland.

[Neil]

Conrad annoys me.  His failure to exterminate the Serbian race is unforgivable.

It's not like you have made much progress on that front.

My homeland is Serbenrein.

Our dayhome lady is a Kosovar Serb, and she lives in your homeland.

Well, she just made the list.

[Valmy]

BB just sold out his dayhome lady to the ethnic Albertan gestapo 

[Jacob]

BB just sold out his dayhome lady to the ethnic Albertan gestapo 

Neil is Native? I wonder what tribe he belongs to.

[mongers]

Conrad annoys me.  His failure to exterminate the Serbian race is unforgivable.

It's not like you have made much progress on that front.

My homeland is Serbenrein.

I didn't know where you were talking about, so I googled it and this thread comes up as the 2nd search result ! :gasp:

[jimmy olsen]

Falkenhayn was simply incorrect in his strategic thinking.  The Germans needed to expend as few troops as possible on the Western Front while Russia was still fighting.  They had to keep Austria-Hungary and their other allies in the war and I think Falkenhayn blundered by turning to attack in the West in 1916.  Especially after he had so much success in 1915 by going East.  I think his hatred of the British and fury about their blockade of Germany played a big part in the decision.  And then his efforts were largely undermined by Conrad's absurd attack on Italy right when he needed them to hold the Russians in the East.  Was that his fault or Conrad's?  Naturally I blame Conrad but Falkenhayn needed to at least make sure he was informed about what the Austro-Hungarians were doing.  Surely it wasn't that well kept a secret that they were preparing an attack at Trentino.

Say the Germans stood pat in the West in 1916 and focused on the East, while giving the Austrians some help in Italy? Would this bring down the Russians earlier? Capperetto Italy and maybe knock them out as well?