Miles From Our Home ORBAT thread

  That could be because of the failure and 'treachery' of the standard army Himmler has been able to expand his relatively small forces as the basis of a 'loyal' force that can be relied on unlike the regular army.  Which could be another reason for unrest in the remains of the regular army.

  I know what you mean but you had a small typo - 1843.

  Its a possibility at some point, or failing that that a lot of German units decide the best well to protect their population is to surrender but I suspect that between nearly a decade of propaganda and the recent culling of 'traitors' there will be a reluctance to risk themselves and their families by opposing the regime at least until the final stages.  Also at this point patriotism and fear of what the allies might do when in control of Germany - boosted by Nazi propaganda - will probably keep them willing if not eager to keep fighting for the moment.

  One of the things that the Canadians might do of course is make approaches to some of the more loyal and competent military figures based on what they 'did' in the future, with the accidental leaking of at least some of those approaches to the German authorities.  Basically to try and start off another round of culls, both to deny the Nazis of some of their more capable leaders and further undermine morale in the German military.  Sneaky and underhand possibly but if it shortens the war and saves lives, especially allied ones it might be practical.

  Also of course it looks like there's going to be a liberation of Denmark, which would pose another threat to Germany and its interests in the northern areas.

  Not just a divided Germany but that would also mean all of Poland, which they went to war to protect, ending up in Soviet hands. 

  I suspect that a Soviet attack would come in at some point, when enough German forces have been drawn into the fight against the western powers.  However there are two points Stalin should consider.

a)  Such a move with a plan to hold parts of Germany and all of Poland would make it far more likely he would face war with the western powers.

b)  Also in that case the allies might go for a sharp but short denazification and seek to recruit German troops to join the fight against the Soviets.  Which could mean more unpleasant characters escaping justice - although by the nature of the TL less slaughter has occurred as a result of the lesser German success.

  Thinking about it of course if there's a big war here and the allies make progress since their not the Nazis and won't act like them, if Stalin has got [and believes] accurate reports about OTL 41-42 he should be aware that a hell of a lot of Soviet subjects don't want to be and will gladly side with a civilised invader so his empire could fold very quickly.

  As such not sure what would be the best approach for Stalin, let alone what RR will have him do.  Ideally would like to see the Soviet state destroyed but it would be a costly operation and also leaves the question of what replaces it?