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Because the Germans knew Lenin would bring about a Communist revolution in Russia, thereby eliminating Russia as an immediate threat in the war, and allowing Germany to focus its war efforts on only one front.

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Germany Released Lenin so that he would go back to Russia and start a revolution. Now known as the Bolshevik revolution which took Russia out of the war. It also released thousands of German P.O.W's back to the front lines.

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