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This is a little idea of mine, hardly original but I can't recall it being discussed here in a while, so here goes.

For one reason or another Germany goes Communist in the mid 20s to early 30s. This Germany, whilst a member of the Comintern, is strong enough to maintain itself independently for the Soviet Union unlike most Communist parties of OTL 20s and 30s. Another twist comes as a formal alliance between the Soviet Union and Communist Germany.

The main point I wish to discuss is how well this alliance would fair against the combined might of Western Europe. We can easily assume that this Germany would still develop Blitzkrieg-like tactics and would probably want revenge against the 'Capitalist Powers'. Let us, for ease of though, have the war begin over an invasion of Poland in the late 30s to early 40s. Could this Communist Alliance defeat the Western Allies, which would likely include Japan and Italy as well as Britain and France?
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