1940 ⟶ Hitler Orders Plans for Operation Sea Lion

Hitler orders preparation of plans for invasion of Britain, ...

Year

1940

🇩🇪 Hitler Orders Plans for Operation Sea Lion

Hitler orders preparation of plans for invasion of Britain, code-named Operation Sea Lion.⟶

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Adolf Hitler submits to his military the directive for the invasion of the United Kingdom, Operation Sea Lion.⟶

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Hitler sets 15 September as the date for Operation Sea Lion, the invasion of Britain.⟶

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Failure to achieve air superiority and bad weather in the Channel results in a postponement of the invasion of Great Britain.⟶

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Operation Sea Lion is postponed until 27 September, the last day of the month with suitable tides for the invasion.⟶

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Decoded messages now reveal that Hitler has postponed Operation Sea Lion until further notice.⟶

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