What if the Kingdom of Yugoslavia had offered much more resistance against invading Axis forces and inflicted heavier casualties against the Axis?
What POD would this require?
What POD would this require?
That's tough, I mean not only did they have a WWI vintage army, but they were invaded from all sides by 4 countries, each of which had a far more capable army. Additionally in order to set up an actually defensive line the Kingdom has to openly hand the Slovenes out to dry (OTL their defences were extended north into the relatively flat Ljubljana Gap).What if the Kingdom of Yugoslavia had offered much more resistance against invading Axis forces and inflicted heavier casualties against the Axis?
What POD would this require?
What countries bordering Yugoslavia could remain neutral in any Axis invasion?What they need more than anything is allies, or at least neutral neighbours to shorten the frontier.
Hungary almost abstained if I'm not mistaken, and IIRC Bulgaria was under British pressure not to.What countries bordering Yugoslavia could remain neutral in any Axis invasion?
Let's say these countries don't join - how does this affect Yugoslavia's performance during the invasion?Hungary almost abstained if I'm not mistaken, and IIRC Bulgaria was under British pressure not to.
A good chunk of their forces could perhaps make the retreat south to link up with Greek forces, that could turn the German invasion of Greece into a far more drawn out and costly affair.Let's say these countries don't join - how does this affect Yugoslavia's performance during the invasion?
What would be the effects on the Chetnik movement?A good chunk of their forces could perhaps make the retreat south to link up with Greek forces, that could turn the German invasion of Greece into a far more drawn out and costly affair.
Sadly I really can't guess.What would be the effects on the Chetnik movement?
Hungary almost abstained if I'm not mistaken,
Would the Hungarians be able to prevent this militarily or would they have been overwhelmed?what would that have done for the Horthy-Hitler relationship? German forces are definitely going to have a free hand to attack through Hungarian territory regardless.
Would the Hungarians be able to prevent this militarily or would they have been overwhelmed?