This idea comes from this thread:
https://www.alternatehistory.com/fo...-corridor-is-never-taken-from-germany.433643/
The POD is a much more favorable German post World War I frontier with Poland, from the German point of view. Poland becomes a satellite of Germany and Hitler decides not to rock that boat.
However, Hitler still wants his war to settle things with the Western allies before turning on the Soviet Union (btw, a version of the Nazi-Soviet Pact still gets done in this timeline). So he uses the treatment by the Italians of their German minority to start the war instead.
How does this change World War I? And yes, Mussolini is still the dictator of Italy, though Hitler's friendship/ alliance with Mussolini doesn't happen in this timeline.
https://www.alternatehistory.com/fo...-corridor-is-never-taken-from-germany.433643/
The POD is a much more favorable German post World War I frontier with Poland, from the German point of view. Poland becomes a satellite of Germany and Hitler decides not to rock that boat.
However, Hitler still wants his war to settle things with the Western allies before turning on the Soviet Union (btw, a version of the Nazi-Soviet Pact still gets done in this timeline). So he uses the treatment by the Italians of their German minority to start the war instead.
How does this change World War I? And yes, Mussolini is still the dictator of Italy, though Hitler's friendship/ alliance with Mussolini doesn't happen in this timeline.