In July 1943 as the allied invasion of Sicily was underway, Antonescu flew to italy for talks with Mussolini. Basically, Antonescu argued that the war was lost and that the minor axis powers (Italy, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Finland) should all offer to leave the war together. Mussolini rejects the idea.
Suppose instead that Mussolini sees the merits and pushes the idea
The three big questions this raises are:
What terms would the allies offer..Antonescu is a realist here. So he probably would offer neutrality and then up the offer to the minor powers joining the allies
How does Hitler respond
And finally, what would the post war world look like
Suppose instead that Mussolini sees the merits and pushes the idea
The three big questions this raises are:
What terms would the allies offer..Antonescu is a realist here. So he probably would offer neutrality and then up the offer to the minor powers joining the allies
How does Hitler respond
And finally, what would the post war world look like