AHC/WI: Mussolini joins the allies?

Mussolini was actually dead weight and a liability for the Germany as his miltary was very weak he took Ethiopia but his army was weak and outdated in fact he wanted to prevent war until 1942 for a variety of reasons so while Italy could be thorn in the German backside if he joins the allied powers the advantage would be short lived

Benny was more trouble than he was worth for Germany but he was ironically a big help for Japan, because the need to fight the Axis in the Med and North Africa meant that Britain couldn't adequately reinforce S.E. Asia to face the Japanese threat. Had he stayed neutral then most of OTL's Eighth Army and Desert Air Force would have been in Malaya along with better commanders meaning the Japanese lunge south would have been stopped significantly shortening the Pacific War.
 
Indeed. So if Mussolini had gone with the Allies things would have gone a lot better for him and for the British. Could this move see the completion of Tripoli-Benghazi railway that was planned but OTL called off due to the war?
 
It would help the Nazis, but make things a lot worse for the Japanese.

And a lot better for humanity, since it might help bypass the need for ( if it was necessary ) Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Greece will probably remain neutral,the British will not let the Italians invade,
 
And a lot better for humanity, since it might help bypass the need for ( if it was necessary ) Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Greece will probably remain neutral,the British will not let the Italians invade,

Maybe not. A more rapid Japanese military defeat doesn't necessarily mean their surrender. We might have just ended up with couple of years of famine and firebombing of Japanese cities, for a much more unpleasant death toll.
 
if a rapid japense miltary defeat happens it lessens the need for america to go to declare war on hitler and they could stay out while at same time britain could fall or hold but have it miltary dectimeted so the only for a axis defeat would come from USSR putting the German war machine on retreat which could to a Europe dominated by the USSR
 
if a rapid japense miltary defeat happens it lessens the need for america to go to declare war on hitler...
Hitler declared war 4 days after PH, and Roosevelt was a Europe-Firster. Of course, if the Japanese get mauled the day they land, that could change things, but if Japan makes good progress those first few days, then the declaration goes through, and from there it's down the loo for the Nazis.

Of course, if they get mauled in Malaya, the Japanese will probably try to shift troops from elsewhere, thus slowing down their other conquests and giving the allies a bit more room to breathe. Fewer early victories probably also leads to less 'victory disease', which will improve matters on both sides.
 
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And a lot better for humanity, since it might help bypass the need for ( if it was necessary ) Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Greece will probably remain neutral,the British will not let the Italians invade,

How is this significantly better for humanity?
 
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