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Originally posted by TA152:
I think the Italian fleet was mostly sunk by Swordfish before all of France fell. The Germans let the Vichy rule southern France for awhile then took full control, but I am not sure of the dates. Nov. 11, 1940 was when the Swordfish attacked Taranto.
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If I remember correctly, most of the damage they suffered was in damage to their ships. Only a relative few were actually sunk, but the others were out of commission for some time.
France fell in the summer of 1940, so the Germans would have sealed the eastern med shortly there after. In my what if #1, the Germans would dominate the N Atlantic in short order, making the battle for North Africa that much easier.
Thanks for the reply!