recently released classified documents by government officials and MI5 have suggested that Britain held secret talks with Germany during the war whereas Britain would not attack Germany and therefore Germany would be left to rule mainland Europe, and in return Germany would not attack Britain or any of the countries of Britains Empire. In effect it was said that Germany would then rule all Europe with the exception of Britain and Britain would keep its Empire intact. It was also suggested that Britain and Germany would then become allies and basically rule the world. Do you think this could have happened, do you think if it had and Germany and Britain allied together, that they would become the worlds superpowers, and if so do you think that either America or Russia could have prevented this or challenged a British/German Empire therse no link it is in a british sunday newspaper, but apparantly the British couldnt go through with it
The answer to that is... No.
The British would never "co-rule" Europe with Germany. The "treaty" you're talking about would pretty much destroy GB as an empire in substance if not in name.
This was discussed in detail in the book "Fateful Decisions", which, in the first chapter, discussed why did Great Britain NOT surrender after Dunkirk, when quite a few, including Chamberlin, advocated so. Basically, the Brits know that Hitler can't be dealt with by appeasement. They have been appeasing him for almost a decade and he only grew worse. Thus, surrender is not really an option, esp. when Roosevelt (FDR) is ready to support Churchill with lend-lease.
Now let's suppose they DID go through with it. However, Germany will be the stronger partner, GB the weaker. Hitler will then invade Russia without worrying about his back. Without the delay and other factors, his chance of overrunning Russia is somewhat improved, but Stalin haven't finished his pogroms and purges yet, so that could be a factor. It's hard to say.
Hitler was looking for excuses NOT to involve the US at all costs. He had given Admiral Donitz, commander of U-boats, orders to NOT engage American warships at all costs, despite pleas to consider Ameircan warships escorting freighters bound for England. With England's quiet surrender/ alliance, FDR may have a harder time to move the country to wartime footing, but Pearl Harbor will change all that any way. The question is where will the battle occur first: Europe, or Asia? That will depend on the outcome of the battle in Russia, which I still say is too close to call, esp. with US doing lend-lease to Russia as well but with no naval route... Hmmm...
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Is there any way in skirmish to choose the nations from first Company of Heroes (Americans/Germans) ? Now I can choose there only Britains/Panzer Elite..
Thanks for any response
i got the game to get the whermecht or w/e there called and the americans you must buy the original company of heros to get the other 2 teams after you buy it start up opposing fronts and enter the cd key under the company of heros campaign hopefully this helps message me if you need more help
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