This hypothetical postulates a win similar to what the Germans would achieve in 1940. But just as in 1940, the UK would still have a lot of fight left in them, arguably more. And would a win on the Marne completely knock out France. I don't think France had the bitter political divisions that created Vichy. Could the French Army with its still strong nationalism pulled back to continue fighting?

While you answer that, I'm going to put some thought into what Italy would have done based on your what if.

ETA: I think Italy jumps France and is able to take French North Africa

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Posted by Darth_Vader

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Posted on 4/18/14 at 9:48 am to OleWar

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This hypothetical postulates a win similar to what the Germans would achieve in 1940. But just as in 1940, the UK would still have a lot of fight left in them, arguably more. And would a win on the Marne completely knock out France. I don't think France had the bitter political divisions that created Vichy. Could the French Army with its still strong nationalism pulled back to continue fighting?

WEll had the German's stuck to the Schieffen Plan, it along iwth the French Plan XVII would have created a situation where the German's controlled Paris and French Armies would have found themselves basically surrounded and cut off from their supply lines in France. Here is a good map to show what could have happened...

Had these events transpired then WWI would have looked a lot like a cut-down version of the Franco-Prussian War that had been fought a little over 40 years before.

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