Again, what were the war aims of Germany?
To subjugate France? No.
To subjugate Russia? No.
To preserve their union of German states? Yes. What did they negotiate at Brest-Litovsk? Return of territory occupied by Russia. Return of the Baltic states to Germany, independence for Lithuania and Poland and the Ukraine.
“To subjugate France? No.”
Then why did they invade Belgium and France?
“To subjugate Russia? No.”
Then why did they declare war on and intend to invade Russia?
“To preserve their union of German states? Yes.”
That may be so, but it’s pretty vague. Like saying Country A went to war with B to “preserve their way of life,” or something.
“What did they negotiate at Brest-Litovsk? Return of territory occupied by Russia. Return of the Baltic states to Germany, independence for Lithuania and Poland and the Ukraine.”
Let’s say Germany won WWI, then subsequently got what they wanted out of France and Russia and withdrew. Does that mean their war aim wasn’t to conquer France and Russia? That it wasn’t to become masters of the European continent? Heck no! They had to conquer France and Russia to get out of them what they wanted, and could continue to expect the upper hand in future relations. it doesn’t matter what would’ve happened after the conquering was over; they were out to conquer in the meantime. That is unassailable.