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Is it plausible for the allies to continue on their Southern Europe approach. As we all know, the invasion of Italy was only a partial success which was in part aided by Italian bumbling and it took until 1944 to get to Rome. A Balkans invasion was dismissed by the US against the likings of Churchill but as much as he wanted to, the British couldn't do that alone.

Suppose someone else is in charge of the US army and they decide on an invasion of Greece or Albania or perhaps even the Yugoslavian coast at Dalmatia, using Italy as a staging ground. An immediate fact might be that we get a split Yugoslavia (if it succeeds) with Croatia and Slovenia being liberated by Anglo-US troops in 44/45 while Serbia goes commie.

Regardless of whether it would happen or not, how would this alt-D-day turn out, considering the differences in terrain but also weaker Axis garrisons than on the Atlantikwall and support from the locals? Would the W Allies by able to liberate the Balkans and prevent communist rule there or would they get stuck, leaving us with Soviets on the Rhine? And where would the western allies and the Red Army meet? Perhaps Czechoslovakia could be split between a communist Slovakia and a capitalist Czechia and a different sized East germany (depending on the failure or success of the invasion). I'm quite sure the W Allies would renege on their promises to Stalin (Tehran) since he can't force them into anything because the US will still have A-Bombs.

What are your thoughts? Discuss ;):)
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