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If Germany had won the air, could Royal Navy have prevented a German invasion ?

Tarzan7 · 2011-10-16 13:43:48

Wondering, the above. Now we know the German navy was the poor cousin of the German army and air force as the Germans were mainly about land conquest and Blitzkrieg tatics etc. So therefore I am very skeptical of the German navy taking control of the seas off the south east of England for an invasion. However, is there a…

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#92 11-01-2012 11:11pm
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Victor wrote: »

They were slightly occupied taking the rest of France at the same time. The comment is akin to saying the winning team at a game don't get to watch the match.

Should I throw in Vichy France ~ a little known sort of "we support Hitler so leave us alone and destroy the rest of Europe" France.

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#93 13-01-2012 7:29pm
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In a way contradicting history, the Germans did win the battle of Britain, but lost the war

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#94 14-01-2012 1:27pm
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TheLynx wrote: »

In a way contradicting history, the Germans did win the battle of Britain, but lost the war

No, they gave up before the battle was finally decided and started the Blitz.

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