world war 2

Yesterday I discovered a video on The History Guy's channel on an incident that happened in New York Harbor on April 24, 1943. The S.S. Elestro was docked in the Jersey shore area or near it. The ship was being loaded with armaments for the European theater. Several tons of explosives were...

It's say, 1935 or 1936, and someone at the top of the British defense establishment realized that if Britain were to fight Japan in the Pacific, Italy in the Mediterranean, or the United States anywhere, the FAA would probably need a modern single seat, single engine fighter. If you're a...

I don't know if this is the right place. But I swear I wouldn't be doing this if I weren't desperate. I'm looking for a WWII documentary I saw long ago but since lost to time. Somehow, I think the title was something similar to 'WWII in Numbers' ( it is NOT the 2019 generic doc ), but it is...

 Prelude This is probably just going to a be one-and-done, though I hope you enjoy! I always found it strange that despite the Nazi's championing female fertility and large, traditional families, Hitler only got married on his deathbed and never had any children (despite pretty much every other...

Lithuania Marches On Chapter 1 - Lithuanian Independence Operation Barbarossa. Its Sunday of 22 June 1941, 3 million soldiers at the foot of the motherland. One of the Hitler's goals was to reach Leningrad, however the Baltic nations (under Soviet control) stood in the way. As Army Group North...

Erich von Manstein after the defeat at Kursk and seeing how the initiative has completely passed to the Soviets, decides that now is a great time to switch sides, so he takes a truck and drive it straight to Soviet lines with a white flag attached on top, as he gets into contact with Soviet...

Hello there, In Line of Wing's work on FFO (may he be praised), which cannot of course pretend to translate everything, I have thought it would be interesting to add a few addentum, annexs and personnals files of all the authors. The thread will be alimented ... when I got time. Still, I hope...

Today, I read that a German victory in WW1 by a succesfull Westfeldzug in 1914 or a East First strategy could result in a situation like the Napoleonic Wars, where Britain every time built new coalitions against France (ITTL Germany). Is this plausible?

To begin, I'm making this thread after reading another post on this board that discussed the existence of a Soviet peace offer somewhat along the lines of the Brest-Litovsk deal, in which they'd give up the Baltics, Ukraine, and Belarus to Germany in exchange for an end to hostilities. As for...

I am thinking of a scenario in which after the Japanese empire has fallen, Manchukuo never was annexed back into China and then invades outer Manchuria thanks to a sufficiently strategic leader. The part I would like to discuss is that after years of spectacular development, this new Manchu...

The War Ends Henry Wallace was, for the First American Republic an unusual President, a progressive New Dealer he was to the left of much of the political establishment and easily the second most popular politician in the country, second only to his President; Franklin Roosevelt. When Roosevelt...

What I mean is let's say that after the Bolsheviks decisively win the Russian Civil War, they content themselves with the borders of modern day Russia and Kazakhstan with the addition of Crimea and the Donestk so that the Sea of Azov becomes a Russian lake and there's a natural land bridge to...

During WW2 and after, Stalin deported people of many different nationalities (partly or wholesale) to various parts of the Soviet interior. These included Chechens, Kalmyks, Volga Germans, Crimean Tatars, people from the Baltic states and others. But after Khrushchev came to power and...

This story is based off material in the book, TV series, and my own ideas. I will be expanding on how the Axis fell as the story continues. Munich suburbs, German Federal Republic "So Emily," her mother said, passing her a plate of lamb. "I hear there's someone at school whose caught your...

I’m working on a story where WWII is still going on in Europe and I am not sure what would have to happen for this to actually happen. Could you guys help me with this?

While World War II is discussed greatly here, the fact remains that an Axis victory is extremely, extremely difficult to achieve. The Allies had so much material advantage stacked in their favor that the odds of the Allies winning the war were likely around 90-95%. This stands in stark...

What would have happened to the Soviet Union had they not been able to retake Armenia AND Azerbaijan and consecutively WW2 and then the Cold War ?

1940 - La France continue la guerre, also known as the Fantasque Time Line, is probably one of the most ambitious alternate history projects ever created. The original work can be read (in French) at this address: https://www.1940lafrancecontinue.org/. It is also being translated by @Wings on...

I had the thought that Hokkaido was never heavily defended , so what if the US after retaking attu and kiska, built them up into naval bases? On one hand I can see the logistics problems, as well as the fact that this allows japan to keep its oil supply intact longer, but I think that's...

"They say the sun never sets on the British Empire. They will soon learn a lesson that Icarus knows all too well." -Tomoyuki Yamashita Buildup Following their successes in China, the IJA decided to temporarily rest and upsize their military rather than continue a rapid expansion. Military...