Wolf1965
Donor
The Nazis rule the world scenario is totally ASB agreed. But something close to Hitlers goals could be achived with a numer of not-so-ASB POD`s:
- Poland decides that if you cannot beat them you join them: Given that they see the Soviet Union as the biggest enemy, had their last war with them and see the USSR as occupying some of their history territory.
Also the gouvernment of Poland was not so far from authoritarian itself.
Hitler sees this as a chance to get his war for Lebensraum without angering the Western Powers any more so he agrees (and of course plans to gobble up Poland when the time is right)
This is not any more ASB then the non-agression act Germany had with the USSR.
- without the occupation of the Baltic states there is no Finland war and the Red Army does not find out how very much it sucks
- The Designer of the T-34 falls prey to the politics which nearly claimed him in OTL and the T-34 is redesigned with a 107mm Cannon,making a great all-round tank slow and unwieldy without a better ability to kill German tanks
- Mussolini has a stroke, so the war with Greece and Albania does not happen
So, in 1941 the Wehrmacht together with their Polish, Hungarian and Rumanian allies attack Russia at a time of their choosing.
The Red army perform at the level they did in Finland 1940 OT, which is to say extremly badly.
As the campaign starts 6 weeks earlier than OT Winter for real only sets in when Moskwa is under Siege, cutting the rail lines between many theaters of war, also killing morale on Soviet Side badly
The Western Allies see all of this as a favourable developement as they view Stalin at least as badly as Hitler. No Bombing of German cities, no lend-lease.
A lucky shot by a "Gamma-Geraet" (42cm Howitzer) hits Stalins bunker and kills him-as his sucession is not entirely clear infighting between the KWD and the Army decreases Soviet defence abilities further.
The Japanese decide that instead of waking the sleeping Giant they can kick the guy on the ground and attack a depleted Siberian army. While they bog down after a while they bind tropps that could be used elsewhere.
End result: Germany manages to occpy large parts of the USSR. Hitler is totally absorbed trying to implement the policies he dreamt so much about, but it is a morass-any gains are bought at terrible costs, both casualties and money.
His empire crumbles a few years after his death.
All of the above is unlikely, maybe a little more then OT. It is also not desirable-but not ASB
- Poland decides that if you cannot beat them you join them: Given that they see the Soviet Union as the biggest enemy, had their last war with them and see the USSR as occupying some of their history territory.
Also the gouvernment of Poland was not so far from authoritarian itself.
Hitler sees this as a chance to get his war for Lebensraum without angering the Western Powers any more so he agrees (and of course plans to gobble up Poland when the time is right)
This is not any more ASB then the non-agression act Germany had with the USSR.
- without the occupation of the Baltic states there is no Finland war and the Red Army does not find out how very much it sucks
- The Designer of the T-34 falls prey to the politics which nearly claimed him in OTL and the T-34 is redesigned with a 107mm Cannon,making a great all-round tank slow and unwieldy without a better ability to kill German tanks
- Mussolini has a stroke, so the war with Greece and Albania does not happen
So, in 1941 the Wehrmacht together with their Polish, Hungarian and Rumanian allies attack Russia at a time of their choosing.
The Red army perform at the level they did in Finland 1940 OT, which is to say extremly badly.
As the campaign starts 6 weeks earlier than OT Winter for real only sets in when Moskwa is under Siege, cutting the rail lines between many theaters of war, also killing morale on Soviet Side badly
The Western Allies see all of this as a favourable developement as they view Stalin at least as badly as Hitler. No Bombing of German cities, no lend-lease.
A lucky shot by a "Gamma-Geraet" (42cm Howitzer) hits Stalins bunker and kills him-as his sucession is not entirely clear infighting between the KWD and the Army decreases Soviet defence abilities further.
The Japanese decide that instead of waking the sleeping Giant they can kick the guy on the ground and attack a depleted Siberian army. While they bog down after a while they bind tropps that could be used elsewhere.
End result: Germany manages to occpy large parts of the USSR. Hitler is totally absorbed trying to implement the policies he dreamt so much about, but it is a morass-any gains are bought at terrible costs, both casualties and money.
His empire crumbles a few years after his death.
All of the above is unlikely, maybe a little more then OT. It is also not desirable-but not ASB