Help For The Allies

Let's say the British and Americans make noises about investigating the behavior of neutrals following the war or release a shocking documentary about the Nazi genocide or what you prefer.

As a result in the second half of 1943 Spain, Turkey and finally Sweden join the Allies against Nazi Germany.

What effects will this have, both short term and long?
 
Well, for a start it offers 2 more ways into Europe without having to do a major beach landing, Turkey into the Balkans or Spain (granted, you still have to get over the mountains).
You'd certianly see allied divisions on the ground in 43, and without having to build all the craft and infrastructure for Overlord they would be stronger in 44 (youd probably still need some capability for landings, but not on the scale of overlord)
 
U-boats

The Bay of Biscay would become substantially more problematic for the Germans, and thus the uboat war (granted, on the wane by late 1943) would become less threatening to the allies...
 
Forces in France will be bolstered and the Germans will try to fortify the Franco-Spanish border using the rugged terrain to best advantage. The German presence in Norway will be expanded and in a lighting campaign using their troops in Finland and Norway the Germans occupy Sweden to secure it’s vital factories and iron mines, for their war-effort. Despite the allied advantage the Germans control the Baltic Sea and can quickly crush the isolated Swedes.

Due to Sweden's DoW against Germany and the movement of it's troops. Finland makes peace with the Soviets ASAP, perhaps even trowing it's lot in fully with the Grand Alliance. Allowing more Red Army troops to be used against the Germans. Finnish forces will re-deploy to the Finno-Swedish border and remaining German troops in Finland would likely be forced to withdraw in Sweden or Norway.

Turkish pressure in the Balkins may cause Bulgaria to quickly abandon the Axis, this highly Russophile country might even allow Soviets troops to land there due to general goodwill and fear of the suddenly pro-active Turks. The German position in the Balkans becomes ever more tenuous with troops being drawn from garrisons to fight the Turks. Through since the Turkish army was outdated they wont be a vigorous threat on their own. Partisan activity in Greece in Yugoslavia become a bigger problem since Germany can no longer deploy as many troops in anti-partisan activity.

In short everyone but Germany (and parhaps Japan once the Soviets join the war against them) comes out of this POD better.:)
 
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