A more interesting question would be what if the maginot line extended all the way to the english coast ?
Hitler had never planned on attacking the west. I was thinking, if Hitler never invade Poland and if the Soviet Union did invade Finland, could we...
Perhaps lack of proper facilities for a invasion force in North Africa? And the longer distance for the invasion force to move towards Germany ?...
Maybe in the beginning. But after a while, we can see that the people had a ery different opinion of things, especially those from the Eastern block.
If Japan had captured the entire of china, the japanese army could be facing even more serious shortages of manpower and material. The Chinese...
Who are the cossacks ? horse mounted troops ?
I think the main reason would be keeping other major powers off the european continentand to provide a buffer zone. And i really doubt that...
very unlikely. Even if the russians were beaten at Berlin doesnt mean they will not win the next battle.
If Norway was invaded, the allies could simply just forced Sweden to stop selling iron ore to Hitler.
hmm....neither did I. I was just saying that Swedish iron was important to Germany's war efforts.
Actually Norway was the most defended. For some reason Hitler thought they would invade Norway first. [/b]</font> Ya, I still dont understand why...
I find these "what ifs" most interesting. And actually it's the best way to learn WW2 history - generating interest.
Quite a impressive navy the French had during 1940. what if the Germans had a fully intact fleet from the French, even if the surrender terms...
All these are with the assumption that the Soviet Union doesnt first collapse or break apart from economic and financial problems.
Yes, they look ugly but, wow, they would cause problems - a bit like a pain in the ass and it's never-ending, thus still a pain. I think he means...
Why not just bomb english airbases from the air if the german aircraft can reach them ?
Are the defences at the atlantic wall completed by 1943 ? if not, the allies could have more options open for them, especially with the landing...
What if the German Airforce had sizable number of long range bombers at the beginning of the war ? Would this have an impact on the war ?
I am not even sure that wit Hitler assassinated, the german leaders would have sued for peace in 1944. Quite a few generals (Rommel included)...
Hmmm........perhaps Stalin would be toppled in a military coup before 1939?
