It's alternate history, not alternate language.
Anyway, The War That Came Early, as some say.
The Wehrmacht was not really ready to take on France and Britain in '38, the Condor Legion are still bombing away in Spain, units would be out of position and understrength. However, whether or not the French and British could actually advance that far into Germany across the Maginot line is anyones best guess to be honest. They couldn't go through Holland, Belgium or Luxembourg, so that just leaves France.
I could see it bogging down into a war of attrition rather than a blitzkrieg, lots of skirmishing around the Black Forest, and some tank battles up in the Saarland. Once Czechoslovakia was dealt with, the German forces would transfer west and any gains the British and French had made would stop and in some places be reversed.
The Soviet Union would be intrigued and watch intently, putting pressure on the Baltic States and Poland to be assimilated into the Union whilst the British and French are preoccupied with attacking Hitler.
In the Pacific, well, depending on whether the Italians support the Germans in attacking France (doubtful) the Japanese would lose their inspiration for Pearl Harbor because the Royal Navy would have little need to attack Taranto, although a similar raid might occur in one of the North Sea ports.
Otherwise, I can't really see the Pacific war changing too much, I guess depending on how much of a meat-grinder the Black Forest skirmishes become we might bring in more ANZAC forces which would leave less for the Pacific, so maybe Port Moresby wouldn't hold out quite as well.
Otherwise the Pacific war was quite disconnected from the European one until the American entry, so I can't see there being that much influence.
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