DBWI: Operation Gertrude is never launched

As we all know, Germany launched their invasion of Turkey in 1942 taking the Turkish Straits (the Dardanelles, the Bosphorus) and the city of Istanbul but later getting bogged down in Anatolia proper.

But what if the Germans decided to avoid going to war with Turkey?
Could it have made any difference to their war efforts in the Russian SFSR or Egypt?

Discuss.
 
As we all know, Germany launched their invasion of Turkey in 1942 taking the Turkish Straits (the Dardanelles, the Bosphorus) and the city of Istanbul but later getting bogged down in Anatolia proper.

But what if the Germans decided to avoid going to war with Turkey?
Could it have made any difference to their war efforts in the Russian SFSR or Egypt?

Discuss.
This meant the Turkey will not become part of Warsaw pact.
 
This meant the Turkey will not become part of Warsaw pact.

OOC: Why? Unless the Turkey was completely occupied which is not likely and then the Red Army were the guys who kicked in the door again Turkey would not become part of the warpact
 
OOC: Why? Unless the Turkey was completely occupied which is not likely and then the Red Army were the guys who kicked in the door again Turkey would not become part of the warpact
OOC: The turkey was bordering USSR. The turkey during ww2 was only independent for only 20 years. It's army had aircrafts half of them were outdated. And its army had weapons from WW1. They really need help from Red army to fight back the nazis.
 
OOC: The turkey was bordering USSR. The turkey during ww2 was only independent for only 20 years. It's army had aircrafts half of them were outdated. And its army had weapons from WW1. They really need help from Red army to fight back the nazis.

Again then its east and West Turkey the Germans could not and would not have occupied the whole of the country they would have seized the straits and stopped there invading the rest would been a drain of resources and men not to mention when the med becomes an allied lake the German forces in Turkey have just become redundant. turkey would not become a Soviet puppet not with the British right there in Egypt. Also unless the Germans decided to commit a number of their precious mechanized or motorized formations to turkey which were crucial for Barbossa the Turks should be fine with what they had after all the K98 was only an updated WW! era rifle
 
Again then its east and West Turkey the Germans could not and would not have occupied the whole of the country they would have seized the straits and stopped there invading the rest would been a drain of resources and men not to mention when the med becomes an allied lake the German forces in Turkey have just become redundant. turkey would not become a Soviet puppet not with the British right there in Egypt. Also unless the Germans decided to commit a number of their precious mechanized or motorized formations to turkey which were crucial for Barbossa the Turks should be fine with what they had after all the K98 was only an updated WW! era rifle
Oh.. I didn't knew turkey was divided.. Sorry..
 
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