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Like the title says. What happens, especially in regards to Germany, if the British Union of Fascists is able to come to power by the early-to-mid 1930s? Would the German and British and Italian fascists all ally and fight the democracies and the communists?

I was thinking of possible scenarios, and I came up with a vague one where Edward VIII take the throne earlier (no Mrs. Simpson in the picture), Oswald and the BUF take off with royal support, there is no Statute of Westminster, By the mid-to-late 1930s the BUF is firmly in control and has spin-offs in the Dominions that are pledging support for a stronger more united Empire, there is an alliance formed between Italy and Germany (the Berlin-Rome- London Triangle....the Triangular Powers). War with France, Poland. Then Russia. America remains nominally neutral. Oswald and Hitler speak of a grand "Anglo-German Union" dominating the world, set sights on the USA. War ultimately comes in the mid-to-late 1940s, USA looses (combination of home-grown fascists calling on America to join the Anglo-German Union, combined forces of Germany, British, and the Japanese-who aren't really allies with Germany/Britain, but use the war to take Hawaii, threaten the West Coast), and a nominally independent Fascist gov't takes the reigns. The country is later divided along regional lines (a process of gradual devolution, pushed for by Oswald and Hitler).

I know, really far-fetched, but the idea popped into my head a few days ago and it was at the very least a different take on World War II and so I figured I'd share.

I'd love to hear your thoughts on the scenario I came up with, or a more viable one based on the BUF coming to power in Britain around the same time of Hitler and Mussolini.
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