Operation Sealion (Heute Europa)

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Operation Sealion
The German plan for Operation Sealion.
Date	June 14th, 1941 - July 28th 1941
Location
Result	Decisive German Victory
Belligerents Strength Germany: 350,000 men, 219 tanks, 450 aircrafts Great Britain: 170,000 men, 74 tanks, 92 aircrafts Casualties Military casualties: 212,021 killed, 77,262 wounded 2,112 missing Military casualties: 203,126 killed, 51,383 wounded, 1,421 missing

Operation Sealion was the Invasion of England by Germany's Armed forces in mid 1941.

[edit] Opposing Forces

[edit] Germany

After the Fall of France in 1940, the Fuhrer celebrated victory over the Western Allies. He thought, that after the Fall of France Britain would also surrender. But, with Winston Churchill as a main leader, Britain was still standing against the Germans.

The main German battle plan intended to capture all ports in southern England (see the map), and with their paratroopers and special commandos (Brandenburgers) they would achieve complete success and surprise.

[edit] Great Britain

Britain's Air Force, the RAF was shot down entirely during Unternehmen Adler ( Battle of Britain ), so Germany had complete air superiority over England. The British, who knew that an invasion after their air force being shot down would be imminent, they mustered all available forces to oppose the Germans.