SEALION POSTPONED

For Hitler and the German High Command, the whole purpose of the Battle of Britain had been to destroy the RAF as an effective defensive force in order to open the way for a rapid invasion of southern England in September. Operation Sealion envisaged landing up to nine divisions of the 9th and 16th German armies on a front from Deal in Kent to Rottingdean in Sussex. Rapid reinforcements, supported by air forces, would then aim first for a line from Gravesend to Portsmouth, then a second line from the Essex coast to the Severn Estuary, including the capture of London. The invasion date had been fixed provisionally for 15 September. On 30 August, the date was switched to 20 September to allow the navy to complete its build-up. Barges,…

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