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  1. WI: Waffen SS disbanded after Polish Campaign?

    What if the Waffen SS was disbanded after the Polish campaign? During the 1939 Polish Campaign the Waffen SS didn't preform well, at one point Sepp Dietrich was almost captured. What would it take for Hitler to disband the Waffen SS? How would it effect the war if their was no Waffen SS?
  2. WI: Manstein not dismissed or recalled?

    1. What if Erich von Manstein was not dismissed in April, 1944? or 2. What if Hitler recalled Manstein in late 1944? What impact could Manstein have had on the end of the war? What battles would he have been involved in?
  3. WI: Germany destroyed Soviet Oil Fields?

    What if Germany destroyed the Soviet Oil Fields during the Caucasus Campaign of 1942? From Wiki: "In the first week of October 1942, Hitler came to recognise that the capture of the Caucasus oil fields was unlikely before the Russian Winter forced the German forces to take up winter...
  4. WI: Soviets Preempt Kursk

    What if the Soviets decided to preempt Germany's Kursk offensive by launching an attack of their own? Stalin always favored the offensive and Vatutin was pushing for a preemptive strike. On an unrelated note i was looking at a picture of Werner Wolff, Joachim Peiper's adjutant, and to me...
  5. WI: Reinforced German Panzer Forces at Kursk

    WI: Reinforced German Panzer Forces at Kursk What if the Guderian was far more successful in rebuilding the Panzers, in the months prior to Kursk, and Germans were able to field larger Panzer forces during Operation Citadel? Instead of having 1132 tanks the Germans are equipped with 1900...
  6. WI:Operation Panther, Spring 1943

    WI: Germany launched Operation Panther in Spring 1943? Reading the book Blood, Steel and Myth: The II. SS Panzer-Korps and the Road to Prochorowka, July 1943. by George Nipe and found this: "Hoth had previously hoped that great advantages could have been won earlier in the spring by conducting...
  7. Was not breaking out of Stalingrad the right decision?

    Was Hitler's decision not to have the 6th Army breakout of Stalingrad the right move? Obssessednuker summarized this perfectly in one of my other threads: "A German retreat from Stalingrad would... Result in the 6th Army getting ripped to shreds in the open. They were already suffering from...
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