WI: Germany Didn't Declare War

So what do you guys think would have happen if Hitler didin't declare war on the USA

  • Nazis win!

    Votes: 3 4.2%
  • Soviets control most of Europe.

    Votes: 27 37.5%
  • More or less the same as OTL

    Votes: 40 55.6%
  • Others

    Votes: 2 2.8%

  • Total voters
    72
  • Poll closed .
short answers
(1) I expect the US will eventually declare war against Germany some time in 1942. because of the 1-enemy war much more will be flowing towards the Pacific, therefore there will be a delay of however many moths between 12/7/41 & DOW plus another 3-6 in the buildup in Britain etc. Lend-Lease will still flow to UK but NOT USSR until DOW which will retard USSR ability to do much offensively by that much (say 6-12 months). War in europe lasts 6-10 months longer than OTL, probably ending with atomic strikes in Germany, US forces in France but not across Rhine, and Soviet forces further east than OTL.The lend lease delay, even though war goes longer, slows Soviet advances to west.
(2) If absolutely no DOW then eastern front stalemate. Absent Lend-Lease and drain on German resources caused by N. Africa, Italy, D-day & air campaign the Russians are that much less effective & the Germans that much stronger, OTL 1945 even with US in the war & lots of Lend-Lease the USSR was scraping the very bottom of the barrel for manpower in spring 1945. I imagine the final armistice line would be somewhere Byelorussia/Ukraine maybe including Crimea.


Ohhh yes, I forgot about North Africa
 
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