Operation Sea Lion: Hitler's Invasion Of France
Hitler planned to invade Great Britain after invading France. Operation Sea Lion was the code name for a provisionally proposed invasion of the United Kingdom amid the Battle of Britain in the Second World War. Nazi’s expected Britain to delve a peace agreement, and invasion was thought about if all else failed. However, his generals were afraid of the British Royal Navy and Air Force and argued that air superiority should be established first.
If Operation Seelowe (German for Sea Lion) had gone ahead as planned, Germany would have mobilized 160,000 German soldiers aboard 2,000 barges to cross the English Channel. The Luftwaffe tried to destroy the RAF in a series of aerial battles over a three-month period which came to be known as the Battle
If Operation Seelowe (German for Sea Lion) had gone ahead as planned, Germany would have mobilized 160,000 German soldiers aboard 2,000 barges to cross the English Channel. The Luftwaffe tried to destroy the RAF in a series of aerial battles over a three-month period which came to be known as the Battle