Alternate post-WW2 Europe scenario

Well, post doesn't say France is totalitarian. It just say with some POD France attacked together with its allies in Central Europe.

Even if British could feel upset a bit over France domination of continent, they will do nothing. France dominated continent after WWI OTL and actually with British help. Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Yugoslavia had military treaties mostly with France and modeled their militaries after French army.

To change British position so dramatically much early POD is necessary. British early after WWI allying with Weimar Germany, pushing for lower reparations as a response for France domination of continent.

US would care even less as US-French relations were pretty good. French would need to be stupid as Hitler to get on US wrong side.

Polish and Czechoslovak relations were also good due as WWI allies and as big minorities from these two countries were living there.

For France - Polish - Czecholsovak alliance to loose the war you will need Soviet intervention.
France and Czechoslovakia had pretty good relations with Soviets. Polands were worst, but if Soviet didn't threaten them, they have no reason for military actions against them.

But let say it happens. So you will end up with half a Europe communist as OTL.
On other side. I do not know how will Germans look on Soviet liberating them from under French occupation.

It will take Hitler stupidity level to start a World War,
Us France relation was pretty good OTL,but so was UK relation with US.
Presumably Germany will be liberated by the allies,partisans,free German,army and the soviets,it will give a boost to German communist,the soviets participation in the war other then that nothing will change.
As for half of Europe becoming communist it depends on how much of it is involved in the war.Poland,Czechoslovakia yes if the Soviets,not so sure about the rest especially if they remain neutral,ok the Baltic countries might get annexed,Finland and Romania might lose some territory but this does not mean they will turn communist
 
As for half of Europe becoming communist it depends on how much of it is involved in the war.Poland,Czechoslovakia yes if the Soviets,not so sure about the rest especially if they remain neutral,ok the Baltic countries might get annexed,Finland and Romania might lose some territory but this does not mean they will turn communist
Basically it needs more then minor or even major OTL to change France and Czechoslovak but even Polish position into something like this TL.

But once Soviets are involved, unless Romania will declare itself allied with British-Soviet alliance they will go communist sooner or later. I would say even bigger part of Germany would go Red after the war.

Into US involvement in anti France war, I just don't see it. you will need French Hitler to start something like this.

I can see France starting European war by attacking weak Germany once they feel they starting to be dangerous for them. But they didn't do so OTL when they had more or less legal reasons. Reoccupation of Rhineland by Nazis, incorporation of Austria or Munich crisis.

For this France need Nazi or Red government.
 
Basically it needs more then minor or even major OTL to change France and Czechoslovak but even Polish position into something like this TL.

But once Soviets are involved, unless Romania will declare itself allied with British-Soviet alliance they will go communist sooner or later. I would say even bigger part of Germany would go Red after the war.

Into US involvement in anti France war, I just don't see it. you will need French Hitler to start something like this.

I can see France starting European war by attacking weak Germany once they feel they starting to be dangerous for them. But they didn't do so OTL when they had more or less legal reasons. Reoccupation of Rhineland by Nazis, incorporation of Austria or Munich crisis.

For this France need Nazi or Red government.

Why howold a Red France fight the soviets a Red France will probalby split Germany between them and the soviets,so France will have to be fascist,for i also don't see democratic France invading Germany and staring a World War.

As for Romania going communist after the war,if it is occupied by the soviet it will,if Romania is independent or in the Western Allies camp no way in hell. ( OTL communist lost the election and that was under soviet occupation.) so unless Romania is under soviet control or given to the soviets sphere of influence it will not go Communist.
In OTL Romania :
General elections were held in November 1946 in a climate of terror created by the communist forces and their allies. Communists and sympathizers knew have few voters,they resorted to intimidation of Democratic voters were not going to vote. They apply counterfeiting strategy centrally election results by the direct influence of the central committee. Therefore, it announced the victory of communist alliance (Bloc of Democratic Parties over 70% of votes). In fact the elections were won by the PNT by 78%. These data were announced by the National Peasant leaders while official data, they use the minutes of the polling stations in the country. Thus communists have taken authority the legislature (parliament).
 
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f it is occupied by the soviet it will,if Romania is independent or in the Western Allies camp no way in hell.
Heh, in OTL Czechoslovakia Communist had to from coalition government, lost election in SLovak part of country to Democratic Party and all together didn't do so great in 1946 elections. Soviet Army withdraw from Czechoslovakia in 1946 and Communist got to power anyway.

Or Look at Bulgaria. Bulgaria was one of few independent countries in Nazi occupied or allied Europe which didn't declare war on USSR. Much good it did to them, right?

Poland was in Western allied camp and didn't help them much either.
 
Heh, in OTL Czechoslovakia Communist had to from coalition government, lost election in SLovak part of country to Democratic Party and all together didn't do so great in 1946 elections. Soviet Army withdraw from Czechoslovakia in 1946 and Communist got to power anyway.

Or Look at Bulgaria. Bulgaria was one of few independent countries in Nazi occupied or allied Europe which didn't declare war on USSR. Much good it did to them, right?

Poland was in Western allied camp and didn't help them much either.

OTL only operation Unthinkable would have save them from comunism or Stalin creating some sort of finland or austira under soviets sphere of infulente.
Bulgaria was an German ally,true the did not participate in the war,but the did participant in the war against Germany once the changed camp.and was the most Russian of them all.
In the case Czechoslovakia the commies win in the Czech part of the country (or as far as i know).
Poland , the W.Allies was too weak after the war to do much about it. Plus the need to give the soviets a bone.
 
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