Allies were receptive to the idea of peace
There is a fair bit of evidence that <PERSON> was open to peaceful resolutions, but the allies were either not interested or did not trust <PERSON>'s promises. A story where the alies "lose" could certainly go in two different directions:
* Conflict with the allies ends sooner, allowing Germany to focus on Russia sooner (possibly even with the assistance of the Allies)
* <PERSON> goes back on his promises and does even more dastardly deeds in the name of world domination when everyone's guard is down
British government considers negotating peace in 1940
The argument revolves around the confusing and inconclusive records of deliberations in <PERSON>'s cabinet in May and June 1940 over whether Britain should discuss peace terms with Germany, records over which historians have argued for the 30 years that they have been available.
There is no disagreement that the cabinet debated whether Britain should sound out <PERSON> on what kind of peace terms he might offer. 714
Nor is there any doubt that <PERSON> made comments that do not entirely support his image as the stalwart hero, pursuing the goal of ''victory at all costs'' and refusing even to contemplate negotiations with Berlin. He is recorded as declaring, for example, that ''if we could get out of this jam by giving up Malta and Gibraltar and some African colonies,'' he would ''jump at it,'' although he didn't see any such prospect. He also declared that he was prepared to accept ''peace on terms of the restoration of German colonies and the overlordship of Central Europe,'' which presumably included continued occupation of Czechoslovakia and western Poland, although, again, he said that such an offer was ''most unlikely.''
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/25/arts/rethinking-negotiation-with-hitler.html?pagewanted=all
<PERSON> offers peace deal with Britain in 1941
The Nazis attempted to broker a peace offering with Britain - if they were allowed a free path to attack the USSR, a new book has revealed.
<PERSON> flight to Britain during World War Two to sign a peace deal ordered by <PERSON> has long been recorded as a bizarre one man mission to try and reconcile warring West Europe and the Nazis.
But the high-ranking Nazi was actually carrying out orders from the <PERSON> when he flew to <PERSON> to Scotland in May 1941.
But despite the offer, <PERSON>'s morals were not swayed by the offer.
He refused to allow the Third Reich a clear path to attack the Eastern Front - because he did not trust <PERSON>'s promises and it would have jeopardised his efforts to involve the U.S in the raging war, Mr <PERSON> says.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2433733/How-Nazis-offered-peace-treaty-World-War-II-meant-selling-Russians.html#ixzz3tMBkzFMI 714