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  1. WI: President Roosevelt wants (to liberate) the Channel Islands in 1942?

    What if, in 1942, President Roosevelt becomes convinced that the Western Allies should liberate the Channel Islands in 1942 (no Operation Torch is to take place) as a trial of American troops, to test equipment and tactics, and ultimately to provide forward bases and as a major step towards a...

  2. What do the British do in late 1942 if the Americans refuse to do 'Torch'?

    Let's say that for domestic reasons, in June 1942, just after the fall of Tobruk, President Roosevelt tells Churchill that it's now absolutely out of the question that the Americans participate in any landings in French North Africa that year. And let's assume that Churchill decides that for...

  3. WW2: What if the Germans rate Montgomery as the best W. Allied commander in 1943?

    What happens if, after the conclusion of operations in N. Africa and the invasion of Sicily, in 1943, the German high command rates Montgomery as the most dangerous western allied commander, and this becomes known to the planners for D Day in the UK? For the sake of deception, do Patton and...

  4. WW2: India-Persia railway in 1942?

    Assuming that Winston Churchill looks at the losses to shipping from u-boats in early 1942 and decides that one way to help the logistical situation is to build a railway connecting the Indian and Persian networks (allowing Indian troops and supplies to be moved back and forth to the Middle-East...

  5. What happens to France if (post 'Case Red') UK comes to terms with the Axis in summer of 1940?

    What happens to France if during the summer of 1940, at some point after the French have signed the Bordeaux Armistice, the British come to terms of their own with Germany and Italy? (For the sake of argument let's say the US government blocks destroyers-for-bases, Churchill becomes convinced...

  6. How Inevitable is a US-Imperial Japan conflict in the 1940's if Germany forces peace in W. Europe?

    Proposed scenario: Germany invades Poland in 1939 as in the Original Timeline, France and the UK respond pretty much as in the OTL, and then Germany goes into Norway, Benelux, and France in 1940 as in the OTL resulting in the Bordeaux Armistice, as in the OTL. Instead of fighting on, the UK...

  7. DBWI: Italian campaign gums up in WW2 and 'Overlord' forced on W. Allies?

    Original Timeline we know that following the landings in southern Italy, in September 1943, the Western Allies proceeded up the Italian peninsula until they ran into the German 'winter line'. Here they stopped whilst Monty reorganized and prepared, and then in early December, 1943, with a 'lot...

  8. Narrow Gauge Railway Gun?

    Another Thread ( https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=356349 ) recently posted has reminded me of the existence of the Romney, Hythe, and Dymchurch Railway, on the south coast of England - a 15" gauge line. Apparently during WW2 the line had an 'armoured train' equipped...

  9. WW2 WI: Do the Japanese have enough Oil?

    In a scenario where (due to better preparations and commanders) the Allies hold Sumatra, Singapore, and Malaya in 1942, and fighting is kept to southern Burma, would the Japanese be able to get enough oil out of Borneo and other parts of the Dutch East Indies which they conquered in 1942 in the...

  10. Alternative to Alexander for Auchinleck, in 1942?

    Any thoughts on a replacement for Auchinleck as commander of the Middle-East in mid 1942, other than the OTL Alexander? I'm working on a timeline where due to the complications of Malaya holding, the following figures are unavailable for one reason or another: Wavell (still running ABDA)...

  11. Could the RN have done much to stop a German invasion in 1942?

    Could the Royal Navy have done much to stop a German invasion of the UK in 1942? I'm not asking what the RAF might have been able to do? I'm not interested in how many troops the Germans would have needed or whether (given their original timeline schedule and dispositions) the Germans could...

  12. WW2: Japanese ships in British waters?

    Assuming a timeline in which Japan is on the side of the Allies in WW2, would ships of the IJN be able to operate in the North Sea or Atlantic? (I enquire, since I'm not sure how how different/similar operating conditions might be in the waters off Britain, as compared to the Pacific in terms...

  13. US Deploying Troops to SE Asia in late 1942

    A question has arisen in my mind as a result of a discussion on another thread about the British holding Malaya at the start of 1942. Assuming for one reason or another that the original timeline's 'Germany first' policy has been shelved by the middle of 1942 for reasons of political and public...

  14. Plausibility Check: De Gaulle as head of the French Government in 1940?

    In the Original Timeline, as far as I understand, Charles de Gaulle held the position of 'Under Secretary of State for National Defence and War' in May and June of 1940. Does anyone know roughly how many figures that meant were senior to de Gaulle in the government of the time, and who would...

  15. What if: No Operation Torch in 1942?

    What if WW2 takes place with Pearl Harbour, and the US and German declarations of war as of late 1941, but there is no Operation Torch in 1942? Maybe the US doesn't want to send troops across the Atlantic until the U-boats have been mastered. Maybe Congress insists that for anything other than...

  16. British hold Malaya in 1942?

    Assuming a point of departure no earlier than September 1940 (when Imperial Japan invaded French Indo-China) and events in Europe proceeding largely as in the original timeline, unless otherwise altered by a point of departure, is it possible for the British and allies to repel the Japanese...

  17. HMS Vanguard Mark II

    I'm looking for some help/advice from the members with knowledge of naval matters. If an eccentric billionaire wanted a replica of the British fast battleship HMS Vanguard built, in 1991, to the dimensions and capabilities as when the original Vanguard was launched in 1944, roughly how long...

  18. WW2: What If Stalin proposes Crete in 1942?

    What if Stalin feels he has a few divisions spare and wants to give the Germans a scare in the Balkan peninsula, and proposes an Anglo-Soviet operation to remove Crete from Axis control, to take place in 1942? Stalin supplies the troops (presumably shipped overland through Persia to embark in...

  19. WI: USN encounters IJN on 6th Dec. '41?

    What if (most of) the battleships of the USN Pacific Fleet are out on some sort of exercise/manoeuvres when, on the 6th of December, 1941 (east of dateline, time-zone) they encounter the IJN Carrier Fleet in international waters? Assume the USN capital ships present are: Tennessee...
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