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Hi all,

I know that the Dunkirk POD has been done to death, but I was curious about the operations that troops of the BEF took part in after their evacution, and what the impact would be if Britain could no longer call on them?

Apparently Britain estimated around 45,000 troops could be evacuated before the Germans stopped them. So what happens if the British only got slightly larger than this number out, say 60,000; instead of the 200,000 British troops that were saved?

Would the British still intervene in Greece, or simply abandon it to the Axis? The Greeks were cautious of Commonwealth forces because they did not believe the British could provide enough troops for a victory, would this fear be even more pronounced with this POD?

How would the North African theatre play out, especially since Australian troops which would now form a larger part of British TOE (I'm assuming) would be sent to fight the Japanese in 1941.

Or does it not really matter at all, with Indian divisions simply picking up the slack and becoming the main supplier of troops for British mediterranean endeavours.

Apologies if my numbers are a bit off, thanks in advance for replies.
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