Thread: Great Britain makes peace with Hitler in 1940
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Old March 3rd, 2008, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Za Rodinu View Post
Probably, but those 40 extra divisions would be foot-infantry, lines-of-communications or worse divisions, while the mobile (motorised and Pz divisions) were already all in the Western Front (Eastern for you), so no great addition to the combat power of the German army, they had already cannon-fodder enough. Also, please explain how the Regia Marina and Regia Aeronautica were going to tilt the balance in favour of the Axis, considering in the case of the RM that the Black Sea was a closed one.
They where several Panzer divisions in France at the time of the actual invasion of the USSR.
Not to mention the forces deployed in North Africa, Belgium, Holland, Norway and the Balkans.
Then we have the Kriegsmarine which can be deployed in the Baltic or anywhere else.
The extra Luftwaffe forces available.
Then for the Italians they would have dozens of extra divisions to deploy.
Turkey with the Axis forces putting it under immense pressure and no prospect of British aid would allow access to the Black Sea by the Regia Marina which would be supported by Regia Aeronautica which would all support Army group south.
These extra forces would be more than enough make sure the battle of Moscow was commenced and to allow greater gains for the Axis forces in 1942.