ww ii

With a Point of Divergence after Pearl Harbor, your challenge is to ensure that the final surrender of an Axis power comes not from Japan, as it historically was in September 2nd 1945, but from Germany. This can be done by either extending the lifespan of the European Axis powers, or by ensuring...

Well, certainly from various discussions and threads I've read on this site, it seems that a WWII with reversed roles is not possible, however, I would like to explore and discuss some alternatives. First, I proceed to give a context to have a base from which to start: first of all, the victory...

Class relations if following happens Soviets conquer Poland in 1920 and industrialise as much in OTL 1941 by TTL 1934 under an alternate leader after Lenin dies earlier and invade just Hitler is fuhrer and quickly sweep Germany and Balkans with deep battle, large numbers and are Stopped at...

Oct 10, 1939 Lavrentiy Beria stands at attention after being summoned by Stalin. Stalin says "I have read some disturbing things lately. It seems to me that the right wing French General Staff are plotting to put up a token resistance in France, surrender to Hitler and then help him invade us...

Established in the 19th century, the Senussi are/were a Sufi religious order which eventually formed the ruling dynasty in the Kingdom of Libya. In the first few decades of the 20th century, the order was governed by Ahmed Sharif as-Senussi: What if Ahmed Sharif as-Senussi accepts Atatürk's...

A little while back I read an alternate history novel whose prompt was basically "what if the Allies were aware that the Rhineland remilitarization was a bluff?" So, basically what happens is that shortly after the March 1936 "Rhineland fiasco," a series of complicated events (which I might...

I was watching the Death of Stalin and the eventual demise of Lavrenty Beria at the end. Could we see this in an alternate scenario where Hitler dies after a victory in Europe? For example, say that Göring somehow stays in the good favor of Hitler, and is still his chosen successor after the...

If the Iberian Union (Spain and Portugal) joined the Rome-Berlin Axis and Invades France from the south during the Battle for France? (I know, this has probably already been done, however I have always wanted to see the Iberian Union come together) (edit: we are not talking about the original...

Assume that Mussolini either doesn't feel as much of a need to demonstrate Italian might in comparison to the blitzkrieg, or alternatively, that the Italian government makes a different strategic assessment in the late 1930s that doesn't see Greece as a "vital enemy"-so the war of 1940 doesn't...

What if the German spies had accessed the blueprints of Bob Semple tanks in New Zealand and are impressed as how they could possibly consume less fuel since that's what Germany lacked during WW2 and as a result, the Germans then mass produce the tanks and use it for the invasion of the Soviet...

What if Lennin was more vocal in his opposition of Stalin, at least vocal enough to discredit Stalin? I think that had this happened, Leon Trotsky would have succeeded Lennin. Why? Because he was supposed to in OTL. Had Trotsky become the leader of the Soviet Union, they would have definitely...

Basically the title, would it be possible for Germany or another axis powers to manufacture a war between the western allies and the Soviet Union? Thought of this question when I wondered what the allied response would be to a German DOW on Finland during the winter war. Given allied response...

As we all know the rise of the Third French Empire was one of the biggest surprises of the mid 20th century. After France was overrun and occupied by the Germans, Emperor Napoleon VI emerged as the face of France where he coordinated the continued resistance against the Nazis with the...

Good evening everybody! I am new here so, long time lurker and i would like to expand a commento by @marathag : What if Germany (protected better Tego film factory and) switched to wood ersatz aircraft? Would they be better, worse o equal than metal OTL ones? You have multiple choices and...

In the later days of of the fighting in France in 1940 plans/proposals for a Franco-British were drawn up as a way to keep France fighting after the loss of the French Metropol. However after the British accepted the French request to seek a separate peace the proposal was no longer relevant to...

This is an idea that's been in my mind for some time now. Let's say that during the interwar period, to cope with the industrial capacity of the USA, the Brits decide to open India up, leading to it's industrialization in time for the second world war. To make this more interesting, to relieve...

Hey folks, how plausible is it for two or more independent countries during the second world war on the South American continent to be pitched against each other to the extent of necessitating a total war economy of those countries involved? I'm curious as to how it would align with the global...

I’m going to start off this particular thread with a little bit of background and analysis, starting with an extract from ‘Why Sealion is Not an Option for Hitler to Win the War, by Alison Brooks.’ “If we turn our attention to point 3 for a while, the standard response is to say that the...

I just had an interesting idea when I saw that other thread about Romania apparently offering Poland assistance in September 1939. Here’s what I said about it: As many of you most certainly know, France and Britain actually did consider an attack on the USSR in the early stages of the war, so...

When the great depression hit in 1929, France was already feeling the tensions of economic hardship. Coupled with a rise of politacal extremism and a growing socialist element, how plausible would it be if France, spurred by a growing nationalist element, decided to resurrect the French Empire...