WI: Operation Long Jump is carried out and succeeds

[lerk]

An inverse of the WI Elser succeeds thread, which is here

If you don't know Operation Long Jump was a German operation to kill Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill at the same time while they were in Tehran for the conference. If carried out, and succeeds, what happens next? A big propaganda victory no doubt but the war probably won't go differently other than it lasting a week longer. But you do have to wonder how it will impact how the Allies treat Germany after the war. Henry Wallace at the helm, a different Soviet leader (dunno who that would be) impact the Cold War differently too.

 

[Charles EP M.]

Whether Wallace can have a more conciliatory approach towards the USSR and defer the Cold War (or at least America being in it) surely depends on the Soviet leader and what they do. Wallace could end up voted out as too soft on the Reds.

Germany being allowed to partially rearm for the Cold War seems out if the Nazis killed the Big Three - "we're not risking this ever again" - at least until enough time has passed for a "German Self-Defence Force", and that's surely going to have an impact on German politics. You wouldn't even have the pretence that Germany has a say on what happens to Germany if it looks like things could kick off.

 

[Ricardolindo]

An inverse of the WI Elser succeeds thread, which is here

If you don't know Operation Long Jump was a German operation to kill Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill at the same time while they were in Tehran for the conference. If carried out, and succeeds, what happens next? A big propaganda victory no doubt but the war probably won't go differently other than it lasting a week longer. But you do have to wonder how it will impact how the Allies treat Germany after the war. Henry Wallace at the helm, a different Soviet leader (dunno who that would be) impact the Cold War differently too.

It's not certain whether such a plot actually existed.

 

[lerk]

It's not certain whether such a plot actually existed.

It makes for a good AH scenario nevertheless. Let's say it does and it happens and succeeds.

 

[Arthur_Phuxache]

Eden, Wallace and Molotov take over. Not sure how long Wallace will last. November 1944 at best.

 

[lerk]

Eden, Wallace and Molotov take over. Not sure how long Wallace will last. November 1944 at best.

I think Wallace wins. The war will still be going on throughout the 1944 Campaign and the sympathy bonus from Roosevelt's death catapults him to victory.

 

[Ricardolindo]

I think Wallace wins. The war will still be going on throughout the 1944 Campaign and the sympathy bonus from Roosevelt's death catapults him to victory.

The Democratic bosses hated him and may prevent him from being nominated.

 

[TheIO]

The Democratic bosses hated him and may prevent him from being nominated.

Might be tricky to deny the, at that point, literal sitting President the nomination.