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Originally Posted by philip.ed
I think differently...they could have forced the country into submission, but an actual invasion verged on impossible. It could never have been achieved via paratroopers, and an invasion via the sea would have been better except this, too, would have been impossible.
I read a book by, i think, Derek Robinson about this which is extremely interesting  it certainly brings to mind the flaws in sea-borned invasions.
However, the RAF's defeat would have been demoralising and so this could have led to submission.
Thankfully we'll never know!  |
The book was "Invasion 1940", and Robinson is quite clear in his opinion that the Germans weren't prepared for launch a real invasion, and if they had been, the invasion would have been at night (this was the German plan). Meaning neither the RAF nor the Luftwaffe would have been a factor. However, the RN would have destroyed the invasion fleet, since the German navy consisted of 5 destroyers, and assorted E-boats.
I don't think anything would have lead to an invasion, or submission.
binky9
06-30-2010, 08:31 PM
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