There is a way for the first part to happen. If they all die and get interred in a French military cemetary.What if British and US troops never leave France after '45. That is, what if they suddenly annex France.
yeah this could only possibly happen if there had been a communist revolution in France, and only long enough to install another government. Of course if that had happened good luck in preventing France becoming a part of the USSR.Why on earth would a Conservative government want to annex France? They and their ideological antecedents have been at war with the French for over six hundred years, and the whole point of conservatism is an aversion to change.
Britain says that George VI is king of quite a lot of it already, and they are just picking up where they left off.How do both of them annex it at once?
Make that all of Europe East of Brest. The USUK will have all of France going after them, including the Free French forces they themselves armed.Why they would do that? Churchill wasn't smartes man on the Earth but he wasn't fully idiot. It would just cause such resitanse that Americans and Brits can't stand with that. And Commies would have perfect propaganda weapon. Probably rest of Europe east from Rhein fall to Communism.
Britain says that George VI is king of quite a lot of it already, and they are just picking up where they left off.
yeah this could only possibly happen if there had been a communist revolution in France, and only long enough to install another government. Of course if that had happened good luck in preventing France becoming a part of the USSR.
The French mediterranean beaches they landed on for Dragoon were quite goodHow about we just annex St. Barts? Maybe Tahiti?
It's about time the US invades someplace with a decent beach for a change.
The French mediterranean beaches they landed on for Dragoon were quite good
My first thought. DeGualle is never able to create a strong Free French government & that effort dissolves into squabbling ineffective factions. The only effective group standing in 1945 are the Communists and they become dominated by a radical Stalinist faction. Civil war erupts after France is liberated. lacking any competent of effective non communist group the Allies have to fight a civil war in their LOC as well as the Germans. To secure the LOC, put down the nazis, and deal with a probably hostile USSR/Red Army its necessary to impose a Allied occupation administration on a chaotic France.
Eventually a capable non communist government will emerge, but it could take five years or more. Meawhile the US and Commonwealth armies effectively have annexed France This leaves the colonies unsecured as well. Local governors can hold down some, but others are liable to have successful independence revolts 1945-46.