Comments by "Steve Valley" (@stevevalley7835) on "Operation Sand-Lion - When the Afrika Korps shows up early" video.

  1. The one thing missing is a compelling reason for the North Africa focus. Suppose that the Italians had discovered the vast oil reserves in Libya and those reserves were producible with the technology of the mid 1930s. Then the Axis powers would be motivated to defend Libya vigorously. Imagine an Italian fleet with an unlimited fuel supply, and land based air cover in the choke point between Sicily and Tunisia. Imagine a large force of Italian and German aircraft based in Ethiopia, turning the Red Sea into a second gauntlet for British supply shipping to run. Eventually, the British are forced to withdraw from Egypt and pull back to a line from Aqaba to Gaza, while hoping Axis forces do not cross the Red Sea, push through the Arabian Peninsula and surround them.
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