WI: Pro - Axis Greece??

Greece entering into the German Axis might temper Mussolini's desire to try an attempt to conquer an Ally of Germany's..... maybe....
 
Yes I am. It isn't set in stone, but if I was Mussolini I would have used the forces used to invade Greece to strengthen the forces in Libya for the projected invasion of Egypt.

In spite of all the logistical difficulties of getting them to Libya, the ports and the transport infrastructure the British only had about 80,000 men in Egypt, Palestine and the Sudan in June 1940. The RAF and SAAF only had 29 squadrons with about 300 aircraft for the whole of the Middle East and Mediterranean. By the end of the year that had only increased to 41 squadrons, although ITTL 4 of them would not have been in Greece.

I'm not saying that the Italians would be able to take Egypt if they had concentrated on that front, but it is a lot less likely that the British offensive would have been such a spectacular success, if they had attempted it in the first place.

I don't buy it. The Italian invasion of Egypt failed because of inadequate logistics, and it was defeated because the troops were deployed in static camps incapable of mutual support while lacking mobile and anti-tank forces.

The former is made worse by sending additional troops, although the logistics support that was sent to Greece may balance things out. But OTL the Italians only got as far as Sidi Barrani. Maybe with extra transport they could push on to Mersa, but it's still a long way to Alamein, let alone the Delta. And none of this addresses the flawed dispositions that enabled the British forces to isolate and defeat each camp individually.
 
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