[Wolfshook]

Well, invade North Africa, and take the rich oil fields of Egypt, with more than a pitifully small "sideshow" force, and they create a headache for the British. Unable to use the Suez Canal, the Commonwealth begins to crumble.

Invade Russia, without the idiotic death orders to all "sub-humans", and they get a population willing, able, and ready to fight for Germany. Seen as liberators, millions of Russian men would have volunteered for the German army and/or Waffen SS. This, IMO, was Hitler's biggest mistake.

His actions and orders, on the Eastern Front, doomed his men to fight against partisans for the rest of the war. If he had come as a liberator (even if he'd been lying!), he could have gained millions of men to use in the Wehrmacht. These men could have been used to counterract the massive reserves that the Soviet Union had.

Or, invade Britain. This would have taken foresight, to gear up the Kriegsmarine to produce transport craft. I do not think that the Kriegsmarine needed to match the Royal Navy ship for ship. With Germany's surface fleet, U-Boats, and Luftwaffe' bombers dedicated to subduing the Royal Navy, the Luftwaffe's fighters could have fought off the RAF. I am sure that Germany would have suffered very high losses, but so would Britain.

With the Royal Navy and RAF tied up, landing craft could have begun the invasion of southern England. A surprise landing could have been done on northern England, by way of Norway. Two landing areas, would have put a strain on Germany, but I think it could have been accomplished. Again, heavy losses, but I think in the end, with the state of Britain at the time, they could have won.

A win in the east, means Germany can annhilate any Allied landing in Western Europe. A win in the west, means Germany can dedicate even more divisions to invade Russia (however I think they would still have to come as "freinds" to the common people, so as to reduce partisan activities, and increase voluntary manpower).

IMO, of course.

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