What if Soviet Russia becomes the sole victor of WW2 European theatre, and France becomes a non-satellite socialist state?
I would like to discuss about the possibile outcomes and effects of:
(1) What if the
USA participation in the European theatre is aborted indefinitely (due to British surrender/D-Day failure/other PODs),
(2) The
Soviets, despite getting through a lengthy and bloody war, occupy the lands
from River Rhine to the Sea of Okhotsk,
(3) But prior to
German surrender, a rebellion led by left-wing resistance (socialist?ancarchist?syndicalist?radicals?communist?) takes power and becomes the sole legitimate government of
France.
What if the Soviets gain access to the warm Mediterreanean waters?
What are the possible Soviet reactions to a
RED, maybe friendly or indifferent, but non-satellite France? (A red France with considerable military power to defend herself, I guess?)
When the
British monarchy is restored in British Isles, Mother Europa is covered in
RED. What would the US and British do to counterweight USSR and his allies?
Conditions:
France:
(1) she must be
LEFT, or even
FAR-LEFT, center-left are not counted as
LEFT;
(2) she must be independent from direct Soviet control
(not a puppet), however joining Warsaw Pact or COMECON is optional, bonuses will be added if she does not join/withdraw membership from Warsaw Pact and COMECON
(3)
bonus if she is capable to defend herself from American or Soviet aggression for at least a period of time
(5)
big bonus if she outlives Stalin
Britain:
(1) she must be a bridgehead of democracy after peace is concluded
(2) other possibilities are welcome, e.g.
- (a) retreated to Canada-->re-installed by the Americans
- (b) continued to resist and outlived Nazi Germany
(3)
extra bonus if she becomes a left-wing (by peaceful transition? by brutal revolution? democratic? stalinist?) regime, that is, independent from the Soviets (or even the Americans?)
Discuss!