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Originally Posted by Carl W Schwamberger
It might have been smarter for the Allies to leave Italy alone and let Il Duce's bumbling continue to drain Germany.
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Interesting thought. It would be nice to actually start a "what if" topic on this alone. The question about Germany gettinig stronger or weaker with or without Italy is worth a debate.
The Germans would still have to invade the Balkans because if they had left the Greeks and the British going up north, Austria might not have secure for long and Yougoslavia unocupied would have been too dangerous.