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Could the Axis powers have won WWII????
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RE: Could the Axis powers have won WWII????
If Hitler could have enticed Spain to fight, a (competent) Axis of Germany, Italy and Spain could have held Western Europe without much trouble. A strong, militarily capable Spain could have made the Straits of Gibraltar impassable and could have engaged in a pincer movement with Italy to claim France, freeing the stronger Germany to fight in eastern Europe and be a foil to Soviet advancement.

With a strong Spain, the Axis could have easily reached from Portugal to Romania, Sicily to Denmark.

Actually, in this case there would probably be no more Portugal, as it would be part of Spain, France would probably still be around in some Vichy-esque capacity, Belgium, the Netherlands, and eastern Europe would be absorbed into a Greater Germany, and Italy would have an eastern Adriatic Sea coast from Trieste to Crete.
06-24-2014 09:54 AM
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