[AveMaria]

>>>>Ireland actually supported Germany in the beginning for historical reasons, so I'm not sure if our forces would have been welcomed there initially<<<<

It is also important to remember that Hitler's narrow mindedness caused him to be defeated in his invasion of the USSR. Stalin was very strongly hated by many Russians, and by many residents of the former Soviet Republics, who did not want to be part of the USSR.

If Hitler had taken advantage of the ethnic divisions of the USSR, he could have armed anti-Stalin forces in the various Republics, and turned them against Stalin's forces. But Hitler's racist contempt, especially of the Asiatic and Muslim sectors of the USSR, caused the nationalists of those states to feel that they were better off with Stalin - the devil they knew.

[Reaganwuzthebest]

If Hitler had taken advantage of the ethnic divisions of the USSR, he could have armed anti-Stalin forces in the various Republics, and turned them against Stalin's forces.

We were very lucky Hitler did not seize Russia, if he did we would have him at our border in Alaska. The Japanese had invaded the southern islands, and I think those two countries had plans to invade the US and Canada. Germany was working on long-range bombers which could have easily hit US targets in the interior from that range.

But Hitler's racist contempt, especially of the Asiatic and Muslim sectors of the USSR, caused the nationalists of those states to feel that they were better off with Stalin - the devil they knew.

Hitler considered the Slavs to be sub-human, so one can only imagine what he thought of the Muslims and Asiastics. Hitler's worst enemy was Hitler, he actually could have beaten Russia with the right strategy.