Much stronger German army
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Aside from the question of how they'd achieve this given their economic and industrial limitations, there'd be a good chance the Germans'd lose the war earlier. The Blitzkrieg approach and the emphasis on speed were born not least from an acute awareness that the military could perform extremely well *briefly*, but not sustain prolonged operations. Give the German general staff the strategic depth that conventional wisdom says a big war requires, and there's a fair chance they'll use conventional wisdom to fight it. It could nix the German-Soviet pact if Hitler didn't think he needed the extra safety. The new tactical doctrine would still be around, obviously, so I wouldn't expect the Allies to just roll up the Rhine frontier and waltz in (as they could have OTL, had they known) but even if the wehrmacht still conquers France (which they might not if they call back the tank columns because it's too much of a gamble), the Balkans campaign, North Africa and Barbarossa all look like bad ideas from the POV of someone who can fight traditionally.
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WWII 1939-1941, WWIII 1945-19... ?
1939: November, German offensive into France, Belgium and Holland. France calls for an armistice by year´s end.
1940: Battle of britain, Germany victorious, despite Churchill´s best efforts britain finally sue for peace. Egypt, Malta and Tunisia goes to Italy. Madagascar goes to France. Axis offensive into the Soviet-Union on August 1st, primarly goes for caucasian oilfields where the mountainous terrain prooves to be a hinder. Iran is occupied by the Red Army.
1941: Red Army is pushed away from Moscow, the city is seized but German forces suffers hugh losses. Hitler decides not to take Leningrad, ends total war and start focusing more on the economy and on a large fleet.
Forces are sent to Japan, to assist against the Chinese and ultimately, better prepare Japan for a war against the US and A.
1942: Japan launch several large-scale offensives in China with German panzers, linking upp the pockets in the south.
As part of the peace treaty, the Soviet-Union progressively gives upp Iran to the axis.
Living standards are increased, economic domination over eastern europe increase.
1943: Iran and Iraq fully joins the axis, turkey is dismantled between the Reichkomissariat Caucasus, Bulgaria and the Hellenic State(Italian satellite).
New Japanese victories in China, trade between Germany and japan increase.
Complete axis retreate from Belgium and Holland.
1944: Britain starts cutting off all trade relations with the axis, along with the USA, Canada, Australia, NZ and South Africa.
Not so subtle anglo-american pressure on south america.
Atlantic Democratic Alliance formed.
1945: US and British fleets launch an attack uppon the Japanese, these forces are sunk by heavy bombers a few hundreds kilometers off the Japanese pacific coast. Japanese counter-attacks into the Phillipines, Indochina and Indonesia. Axis forces launch attacks in the middle-east and eastern Africa. This time Spain joins the war and axis bombers hit US east coast cities from there.
Vichy France remains neutral but becomes increasingly economicaly dependent on the european axis, the Soviet-Union is mobilising for war but only time will tell if they will intervene in WWIII.
1939: November, German offensive into France, Belgium and Holland. France calls for an armistice by year´s end.
1940: Battle of britain, Germany victorious, despite Churchill´s best efforts britain finally sue for peace. Egypt, Malta and Tunisia goes to Italy. Madagascar goes to France. Axis offensive into the Soviet-Union on August 1st, primarly goes for caucasian oilfields where the mountainous terrain prooves to be a hinder. Iran is occupied by the Red Army.
1941: Red Army is pushed away from Moscow, the city is seized but German forces suffers hugh losses. Hitler decides not to take Leningrad, ends total war and start focusing more on the economy and on a large fleet.
Forces are sent to Japan, to assist against the Chinese and ultimately, better prepare Japan for a war against the US and A.
1942: Japan launch several large-scale offensives in China with German panzers, linking upp the pockets in the south.
As part of the peace treaty, the Soviet-Union progressively gives upp Iran to the axis.
Living standards are increased, economic domination over eastern europe increase.
1943: Iran and Iraq fully joins the axis, turkey is dismantled between the Reichkomissariat Caucasus, Bulgaria and the Hellenic State(Italian satellite).
New Japanese victories in China, trade between Germany and japan increase.
Complete axis retreate from Belgium and Holland.
1944: Britain starts cutting off all trade relations with the axis, along with the USA, Canada, Australia, NZ and South Africa.
Not so subtle anglo-american pressure on south america.
Atlantic Democratic Alliance formed.
1945: US and British fleets launch an attack uppon the Japanese, these forces are sunk by heavy bombers a few hundreds kilometers off the Japanese pacific coast. Japanese counter-attacks into the Phillipines, Indochina and Indonesia. Axis forces launch attacks in the middle-east and eastern Africa. This time Spain joins the war and axis bombers hit US east coast cities from there.
Vichy France remains neutral but becomes increasingly economicaly dependent on the european axis, the Soviet-Union is mobilising for war but only time will tell if they will intervene in WWIII.