Lokari
Banned
An underused POD is the initial hostility of Mussolini to Hitler and the potential of war over Anschluss by Italy.
Let's take it further-imagine that Poland is not ruled by authoritarian Pilsudski faction, but from later 1920s fascist far right manages to gain control and creates a quasi-fasist regime based on Catholicism and anti-Bolshevism similiar to movements in Italy and later in Franco's Spain. With the war in Spain fascist leaders sign declaration of their joint support in fight against Bolshevism and revolutionary movements.
Culturally the movements of Spain, Italy and Poland would be more similiar to each other then to Nazism, based more on catholic far right and less on ideas of racial theories.
With this the demand for Austria is butterflied till 1939 and when it comes Italy and Poland threaten war if Germany makes it moves. Hitler neverthless does so and war begins.
What happens next ?
The positions are:
Nazi Germany vs Fascist Poland and Fascist Italy. Spain still too weak after civil war, would support with volunteers and supplies.
Let's take it further-imagine that Poland is not ruled by authoritarian Pilsudski faction, but from later 1920s fascist far right manages to gain control and creates a quasi-fasist regime based on Catholicism and anti-Bolshevism similiar to movements in Italy and later in Franco's Spain. With the war in Spain fascist leaders sign declaration of their joint support in fight against Bolshevism and revolutionary movements.
Culturally the movements of Spain, Italy and Poland would be more similiar to each other then to Nazism, based more on catholic far right and less on ideas of racial theories.
With this the demand for Austria is butterflied till 1939 and when it comes Italy and Poland threaten war if Germany makes it moves. Hitler neverthless does so and war begins.
What happens next ?
The positions are:
Nazi Germany vs Fascist Poland and Fascist Italy. Spain still too weak after civil war, would support with volunteers and supplies.