Maybe the Imperials are back in power in Germany? There was still a lot of love for the Imperial family in Germany, and I think many considered the erratic Kaiser Wilhelm II to be an aberration. He (pretty sensibly considering...) wanted to stay out of Hitler's way and had some hope that the Nazis would replace the Monarchy, but he turned away from Hitler when he saw that wasn't going to happen. He may get along better with England, and even France, and possibly enable fisticuffs with Russia without a second front happening.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm...n_Crown_Prince