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While Germany was not beat as in beat beyond all shadow of doubt
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As a people Germany was defeated. The civilian population was down to eating what they normally fed their livestock. They were sealed off from foreign trade, they were down to using school children as replacements. All equipment was worn out due to lack of metal. The list could go on.
Could Germany have held the line for a little longer? Yes they could because of the nature of trench warfare but that would have been for a limited time only, and what would have been the point.
You don't have to kick the doors down in Berlin to prove they were beat beyond a shadow of doubt.
As far as Versailles, that paved the way for WW2. Versailles and it's repercussions made Hitler.