If someone can explain to me how to get this moved to the sealion sticky master thread I would greatly appreciate it. Not trying to gum up the main list of threads. Anyway, here goes:
WI: In the early 30s germany goes communist in the wake of the great depression pushing its economy deep into the abyss. The communists either win through an election (even though from what i hear they didn't actually have that good of a chance in 1933) or through strife and revolution. By 1934 at the latest, germany is red. Over the rest of the 30s germany and the soviet union bolster one another economically and militarily. The spanish civil war breaks out in a manner roughly similar to ours and both germany and the soviet union back the republicans against Italy and others. The switch of support by Germany from OTL to the republicans results in a very left leaning socialist Spain that aligns with Germany and the USSR. By the end of the 30s, some little war somewhere in central europe explodes and drags in Germany and/ or the USSR. After many grueling months of fighting, most of central europe has become a constellation of red satellites. An election in a further west european country appears to be heading towards a socialist victory and yet another red state. The powers that be pull a few strings though and the traditional political forces inch by the red parties. The public, along with the governments of Germany and the USSR cry foul. Germany, the USSR, Spain, and the rest of the red bloc begin threatening "liberation" if the election is not reheld. The major western powers, France and Britain, draw a line fearing a red takeover of europe. The red forces invade the tiny country in question triggering declarations of war in Paris and London. Fascist Italy joins the allies. Alt WW2 is now essentially the capitalist/ fascist allies versus the COMINTERN. The communists steamroll over mainland europe. Now... the question arises... might this european red juggernaut, powered by both the soviet and german economies, be able to... to... ..... ...invade britain?