I'm going to be boring and say you're both right.. BoB was the first time someone stopped the Germans from doing what they wanted and had a profound effect on the Luftwaffes confidence. It was definately a turning point in the Air war. Stalingrad was the same thing but for the German army (obviously on a whole different scale). Huge turning point.
The german invasion plans had them using Paratroopers landing only near Brighton and Dover. They Had 12 Divisions penciled in to land amphibiously at 7 locations on the English south coast, Lyme Regis, Ventnor, Brighton, Bexhill, Folkstone, Dover and Ramsgate. the 2 main preconditions they needed were Air superiority and the closing of the channel by mining. The Italians were supposed to have a go at the Royal Navy in the North Sea and the Med.
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