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I do not wish to detract from this thread's chief purpose, so I'll refrain from further posts on this specific point after this. If you'd like to continue this, we'd need to start a new thread. With regards to Moscow, a June 10th start date grants the Germans an additional 12 days of good...

Ironically, one thing I've thought about before is that continued Italian neutrality could result in Germany winning the conflict. They (the Germans) would not need to divert resources to North Africa nor, most likely, the Balkans. Operation Barbarossa could thus begin on or around June 10th...

In my personal opinion, the entrance of Italy into World War II in 1940 eliminated the last chance to maintain the British Empire as a viable great power going forward. Without the North African front, the United Kingdom would've been able to redirect sufficient forces into Malaya and elsewhere...