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The main reason I joined this forum is because a professor of mine is asking his students to submit a plausible timeline of an Axis victory in WWII. I came here hoping to get ideas and maybe a little advice.

That said, I apologize for the uninspired concept, and I only ask you to entertain the notion for the sake of my grade. Your advice in this matter will be greatly appreciated.


AXIS VICTORY TL
September 1, 1939: German invasion of Poland. In response, there is a general mobilization of British forces.
September 3: Britain, New Zealand, India, and Australia declare war on Germany.
September 5: Barry Hertzog is replaced by Jan Smuts as Prime Minister of South Africa. The following day, South Africa declares war on Germany.
September 17: As per the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, Russia invades Poland.
October 10: Polish military surrenders. Phony War is in effect.
November 30: Soviets attack Finland, beginning the Winter War
February 5, 1940: With nothing happening in Western Europe and public opinion in France and Britain in favor of the Finns, the Allies discuss sending a military force to Finland's aid. A definite committal and promises to Mannerheim are made.
March 3, 1940: The Soviet attack on Viipuri convinces Mannerheim to accept the Anglo-French offer of troops. Swedish minister Albin Hansson affirms his neutrality, but gives permission for Allied troops to pass through Sweden.
March 5, 1940: As fighting continues in Finland, an advance force of about battalion size disembarks for Narvik. The same day, Britain, France, Canada, Australia and India declare war on the Soviet Union.
March 20, 1940: A joint British-Canadian-French force, numbering around 51,000 men, leaves Britain to aid Finland. Molotov begins emergency meetings with Von Ribbentrop in response to the threat.
April 2, 1940: The Soviet Union formally joins the Axis, soon followed by Romania and Bulgaria, under pressure by the Soviet Union. The Allies jointly declare war on the last two.

More to come later. There's plenty going on in China with Japan, but I mainly wanted to cover the European theatre, where the point of divergence has occurred.

Your thoughts are appreciated.
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