Nice photos! But the job of attacking the invasion barges didn't need to be done. An invasion was impossible. Hitler didn't want to pursue it (he was focused on Russia. Why would he invade our 'great Germanic nation'?) and, in any case, the Royal Navy would repel any possible invasion force the Germans could muster. River barges are made for rivers. Was it Jodl who said: 'launching an invasion would be like sending my troops into a mincing machine'.
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