- Location
- Western New York
I don't know what put the idea in my brain, but it's been bouncing around inside there for the last half hour or so.
1) How do we contrive a situation where the Western Allies hold off on invading NW Europe until 1945? Do the Germans do better in the East (say the Sixth Army manages to extract a large part of its men from Stalingrad, and the Wehrmacht goes for a defensive plan instead of Kursk) - they're still losing, but they're able to gamble and send, I don't know, an extra field army to reinforce northern France. It's all pretty unlikely, I admit, but I don't think it's beyond the realm of possibility. Near the border, maybe, but not beyond.
2) If D-Day is delayed a year or so, what does it look like when it does go off? How much larger would the invasion force be? Would they have enough amphibious capacity to land in Normandy and Provence simultaneously? Would you see a more diverse landing force as far as nationalities go - would there be a Brazilian division, and/or more Commonwealth and Empire forces? Would the landing zone be larger - six or seven beaches instead of OTL's five?
Any thoughts on the scenario?
1) How do we contrive a situation where the Western Allies hold off on invading NW Europe until 1945? Do the Germans do better in the East (say the Sixth Army manages to extract a large part of its men from Stalingrad, and the Wehrmacht goes for a defensive plan instead of Kursk) - they're still losing, but they're able to gamble and send, I don't know, an extra field army to reinforce northern France. It's all pretty unlikely, I admit, but I don't think it's beyond the realm of possibility. Near the border, maybe, but not beyond.
2) If D-Day is delayed a year or so, what does it look like when it does go off? How much larger would the invasion force be? Would they have enough amphibious capacity to land in Normandy and Provence simultaneously? Would you see a more diverse landing force as far as nationalities go - would there be a Brazilian division, and/or more Commonwealth and Empire forces? Would the landing zone be larger - six or seven beaches instead of OTL's five?
Any thoughts on the scenario?