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re: What would’ve happened if Britain had surrendered in WWII?
Posted on 12/18/18 at 10:02 pm to fr33manator
Posted on 12/18/18 at 10:02 pm to fr33manator
A prolonged air battle to soften up the country =\= Operation Sealion, which was the planned amphibious assault of England.
They may have sieged England but they had limited weapons and ammunition right after Dunkirk and the extended siege gave them an opportunity to rearm provided they could protect factories and convoys from the Luftwaffe and U boats.
They may have sieged England but they had limited weapons and ammunition right after Dunkirk and the extended siege gave them an opportunity to rearm provided they could protect factories and convoys from the Luftwaffe and U boats.
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Posted on 12/18/18 at 10:04 pm to teke184
If I recall in my research they definitely had some probing invasions that were rebuffed.
And in OPs scenario, Dunkirk doesn’t happen.
And in OPs scenario, Dunkirk doesn’t happen.
Posted on 12/19/18 at 11:41 am to teke184
One of the what ifs I've thought about: what if the Germans had done the Channel Run in reverse? If they had dashed south with their surface fleet to the Vichy ports in the south of France, that could have been a game changer for several reasons.
One, they proved they could do it. And if they did it immediately after the fall of France they would have had overwhelming air superiority over the Channel. I don't think Great Britain risks the Home Fleet trying to stop it because that's the last main barrier to a German invasion. If they do, the Germans can wreck both the RAF and RN in one roll of the dice. Their surface units didn't do them any good, anyway, bottled up in German and Norwegian ports.
If they do make it through with a large contingent of their surface fleet to the Med they can cut off the Med from the Brits by seizing Gibralter. North Africa falls easily with Malta taken. Italy remains a more viable ally with the Med pacified and North Africa seized (not to mention the vast oil supplies that go with it.)
Just something I've always wondered.
One, they proved they could do it. And if they did it immediately after the fall of France they would have had overwhelming air superiority over the Channel. I don't think Great Britain risks the Home Fleet trying to stop it because that's the last main barrier to a German invasion. If they do, the Germans can wreck both the RAF and RN in one roll of the dice. Their surface units didn't do them any good, anyway, bottled up in German and Norwegian ports.
If they do make it through with a large contingent of their surface fleet to the Med they can cut off the Med from the Brits by seizing Gibralter. North Africa falls easily with Malta taken. Italy remains a more viable ally with the Med pacified and North Africa seized (not to mention the vast oil supplies that go with it.)
Just something I've always wondered.
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