How did Wilhelm II respond to the large territorial war aims of German generals and politicians?

Wilhelm II did not resist the influence of his military leadership during World War I; instead, he actively supported the grandiose territorial war aims held by German generals and politicians.1

While he was nominally the supreme commander, Wilhelm II aligned himself with the expansionist goals of the military and political elites, which included plans for vast annexations of territory in Belgium, France, and Russia, as well as the acquisition of an African empire. By endorsing these expansive objectives, the Kaiser effectively ruled out the possibility of a compromise peace. His failure to restrain these appetites—consistent with his long-standing desire to transform Germany into a world power—contributed to the continuation of the conflict until Germany's ultimate defeat and his subsequent abdication in 1918.213