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Just had an idea. In early 1938 Czechoslovakia had a pretty good army, decently mechanized. Poland's army was fairly good-sized but not as well-equipped as the Czechs.

Cut to the chase. In 1938, instead of acquiescing to Germany's demands for the Sudetenland, the Czechs tell Germany that any move against their country will result in war. The Poles let the Germans know if they move against the Czechs Poland will come in on the side of the Czechs.

The Czech ambassador leaves for Prague. The Poles and Czechs mobilize. So do the Germans. The USSR, always looking for a chance to mess with the Germans, quietly starts providing the Poles and Czechs with fuel and other supplies. Britain and France stand aside for the time being.

The Germans call the Czech bluff. Only it wasn't a bluff. The first German units crossing into Czechoslovakia get pounded by the Czechs. Later that morning a flight of Polish "Elk" bombers, flying low to avoid detection, drop their payloads on Berlin.

What do you think? ASB? In spring 1938 Germany wasn't anywhere near as ready for war as they were in late summer 1939. The Czechs are fully mobilized and fighting in their strong Sudetenland fortifications. Polish "Elk" bombers were quite good; they just didn't have many of them. Poland is now fully mobilized. With no Nazi-Soviet Pact, the USSR has no commitment at all to invade Poland with the Germans.
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