What if Austria-Hungary stabs Germany in the back during World War I? I'm specifically thinking of a separate peace where A-H loses Galicia, Bukovina, Bosnia, Dalmatia, and Trentino while being promised German Silesia in the event of an Entente World War I victory. The logic behind this would be if A-H will fear that Germany is going to lose the war and thus might prefer to switch sides and come out of this war relatively intact then to continue fighting up to the bitter end and thus see its empire completely disintegrate. There is some future precedent in this: Specifically, Romania's 1944 decision to switch sides during World War II in order to get Northern Transylvania back (among other reasons). It's worth noting that Silesia used to be Austrian territory until the 1740s, so having Austria get this territory back would NOT be a case of Austrian territorial aggrandizement--at least, not any more than if the CPs would have won the war, simply in a different direction.
Anyway, what do you think? Does this actually sound plausible? And what would Germany do in response to this? Attempt to implement regime change in A-H just like Nazi Germany did in Hungary in 1944 in real life? Would it actually succeed in doing this? Which A-H royal would it install as A-H's new ruler in the event of such a German-backed coup in A-H?
Any thoughts on all of this?
Anyway, what do you think? Does this actually sound plausible? And what would Germany do in response to this? Attempt to implement regime change in A-H just like Nazi Germany did in Hungary in 1944 in real life? Would it actually succeed in doing this? Which A-H royal would it install as A-H's new ruler in the event of such a German-backed coup in A-H?
Any thoughts on all of this?