Die Invasion
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Date
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April 11, 1982 - March 16, 1982
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Location
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The British Isles
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Result
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Dominant German Victory
- The UK forced into the satellite Axis
- Ireland acquires Northern Ireland
- Government change in the UK
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Belligerents
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German Reich Italy French Republic
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United Kingdom
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Commanders
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Helmut Christian Göbbels Benito Mussolini None (France was in disarray)
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Margaret Thatcher
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Strength
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The Reich:
250,000 Wehrmacht Troops, 50,000 Expeditionary Troops,
2,500 Tanks,
225 Ships,
850 Planes
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United Kingdom:
75,000 Infantry 950 Tanks,
320 Ships,
115 Planes
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Casualties
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The Axis:
Total 12,517 Troops,
205 Tanks,
73 Ships,
192 Planes
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United Kingdom:
Estimated 49,000 Infantry,
Total 272 Tanks,
319 Ships,
115 Planes
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Die Invasion (the Invasion) is a turning point in the Reich's foreign policy toward outcasts.