King Thomas
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How far could his armies have gone before being blocked/overextending their supply lines?
Well if the Hitler had plowed down through Turkey and had captured the middle east, he could have then focused on possibly wrenching the allies out of Africa at a later date.
The problem is navy power. The brits could land on thousands upon thousands of miles of African coast or in the middle east to counter attack. If Hitler were able to build a massive Navy and totally blockade the British Isles, there might be a chance when it comes to invading Africa and the middle east.
The only thing different about doing this compared to invading Russia is manpower. The British didn't have much compared to the Russian's.
Okay. Here's a new idea:
Stalin gives Hitler Transit rights? In return for Germany paying big time for a Warsaw-Baku Freeway, Stalin lets the Wehrmacht drive across the country.
So, not only can German troops start at Baku, they are able to improve their logistical situation as time passes. Stalin, meanwhile, is being paid off big time for his support.
It is easy to see Turkey in serious trouble when Germany can simply invade the country in three directions at once, but the route from Istanbul or Baku to Jerusalem is going to be hard to transverse, and driving to Kharkotum from there is going to be nearly impossible. If Hitler wants Africa, he's going to need decades of infrastructure investment and going to wind up with little more than empty land for his trouble.