Fascist Europe West of the Bug

Lets suppose the Germans take 6 months rather than 6 weeks to defeat the French. The French Government, meanwhile, relocates to Algiers and the French Military and Navy remain a threat from across the Mediterranean.

Italy doesn't enter the war (no opportunism on Mussolini's part) but rather focuses on dismantling Yugoslavia by stirring up Croatian secessionists.

Germany, with its nose more bloodied due to the war with France and needing to account for the threat of an Anglo-French assault on the soft underbelly of Europe, needs more time to organize before Barbarossa TTL. Ultimately, this never comes as Hitler falls down a flight of stairs. Goerring, now in charge, decides it'd be better to just focus on consolidating what's been taken. Stalin, being a very cautious man, opts not to start a war with Germany - though he does use the opportunity to pick a fight with Turkey.

Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, North France, Denmark, Norway, and Alsace-Lorraine are incorporated into the Reich over time. Northern Transylvania is granted to Hungary, but Eastern Banat is provided to Romania as recompense. There is a government of the Petain-run "State of France" (in contrast to the Algiers based Third Republic) based in Paris.

Thoughts on this as a three-way cold war concept?
 
Lets suppose the Germans take 6 months rather than 6 weeks to defeat the French. The French Government, meanwhile, relocates to Algiers and the French Military and Navy remain a threat from across the Mediterranean.

Italy doesn't enter the war (no opportunism on Mussolini's part) but rather focuses on dismantling Yugoslavia by stirring up Croatian secessionists.

Germany, with its nose more bloodied due to the war with France and needing to account for the threat of an Anglo-French assault on the soft underbelly of Europe, needs more time to organize before Barbarossa TTL. Ultimately, this never comes as Hitler falls down a flight of stairs. Goerring, now in charge, decides it'd be better to just focus on consolidating what's been taken. Stalin, being a very cautious man, opts not to start a war with Germany - though he does use the opportunity to pick a fight with Turkey.

Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, North France, Denmark, Norway, and Alsace-Lorraine are incorporated into the Reich over time. Northern Transylvania is granted to Hungary, but Eastern Banat is provided to Romania as recompense. There is a government of the Petain-run "State of France" (in contrast to the Algiers based Third Republic) based in Paris.

Thoughts on this as a three-way cold war concept?
The Soviets would attack the Germans in 1943-44 (Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact for the soviets was only to gain time to prepare the Red Army), the Japanese would attack Pearl Harbor in 1941 meaning the USA would enter the war. Axis would lose easier in North Africa (2 front war). Also, the germans after the soviet attack would have 2 fronts at the east (Turkey would be a soviet satellite). Italian and French Landings would be more easier than in OTL with less german troops. Germany would lose the war so two-way cold war like in OTL.
 
The Soviets would attack the Germans in 1943-44 (Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact for the soviets was only to gain time to prepare the Red Army), the Japanese would attack Pearl Harbor in 1941 meaning the USA would enter the war. Axis would lose easier in North Africa (2 front war). Also, the germans after the soviet attack would have 2 fronts at the east (Turkey would be a soviet satellite). Italian and French Landings would be more easier than in OTL with less german troops. Germany would lose the war so two-way cold war like in OTL.

Why would German troops be in North Africa? The OP has already stated that Italy is not an active participant Likewise - the Anglo-Americans may land in Southern France but no reason to do so in Italy.

cannot imagine the Soviets invading from the east until Allies have actually landed in force somewhere in Europe? of course in this scenario they are not coordinating with the Allies, and may in fact wait on both sides to be further depleted.
 
Lets suppose the Germans take 6 months rather than 6 weeks to defeat the French. The French Government, meanwhile, relocates to Algiers and the French Military and Navy remain a threat from across the Mediterranean.

Italy doesn't enter the war (no opportunism on Mussolini's part) but rather focuses on dismantling Yugoslavia by stirring up Croatian secessionists.

Germany, with its nose more bloodied due to the war with France and needing to account for the threat of an Anglo-French assault on the soft underbelly of Europe, needs more time to organize before Barbarossa TTL. Ultimately, this never comes as Hitler falls down a flight of stairs. Goerring, now in charge, decides it'd be better to just focus on consolidating what's been taken. Stalin, being a very cautious man, opts not to start a war with Germany - though he does use the opportunity to pick a fight with Turkey.

Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, North France, Denmark, Norway, and Alsace-Lorraine are incorporated into the Reich over time. Northern Transylvania is granted to Hungary, but Eastern Banat is provided to Romania as recompense. There is a government of the Petain-run "State of France" (in contrast to the Algiers based Third Republic) based in Paris.

Thoughts on this as a three-way cold war concept?

See, the idea that a hard war with France, no Italy, no Hitler and the soviets for some reason not minding all this means that the war will turn cold is just really unrealistic.

Nazis are nazis, even Goring. The enemy was the Soviet Union. Same goes for the Soviets, the enemies are the Nazis. They ain't going to let eachother survive. Goring might not agree on an overly ambitious plan like Barbarossa, but they are definitely going to attack the Soviets at some point. Goring is not stupid, they know the Soviets are building up their army.

And then there is the allies. Italy will not be allowed to mess with Yugoslavia and Mussolini isn't Mussolini if he doesn't eventually declare war on somebody(probably weak France). Japan is going to attack, Germany is going to declare war on the US and the rest will happen automatically. The Soviet will invade by 1944, they won't get the lend-lease they might need, but the Soviets not able to advance as much as they might want only works better for the Allies who'll be done with Italy by 1944 and then easily decide to invade Germany.

Germany will have exhausted itself by then anyway, fighting over Britain, North Africa anyway(as Italy will be messing things up anyway) and later on the Soviets.

Also, the Soviets not attacking Germany but attacking Turkey instead is an even worse idea as that wouldm ake an enemy out of the Wallies. It won't be easy for them either, it would be their France. Turkey has really no strategic or economic value for the Soviets, they can only attack out of prestige and some small territorial claims. But it would be highly aggressive and not received well.
 
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