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    The document summarizes plans for Operation Sealion, the German invasion of Britain in September 1940. It details that German documents after the war revealed the invasion was to take place across the English Channel after Germany drove the British from France in May 1940. The first stage of invasion was an attack on the Royal Air Force by the Luftwaffe to gain control of the air, known as the Battle of Britain. British intelligence estimated Germany would use 35 divisions totaling around 600,000 men invading the British south coast.

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    The document summarizes plans for Operation Sealion, the German invasion of Britain in September 1940. It details that German documents after the war revealed the invasion was to take place across the English Channel after Germany drove the British from France in May 1940. The first stage of invasion was an attack on the Royal Air Force by the Luftwaffe to gain control of the air, known as the Battle of Britain. British intelligence estimated Germany would use 35 divisions totaling around 600,000 men invading the British south coast.

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    The document summarizes plans for Operation Sealion, the German invasion of Britain in September 1940. It details that German documents after the war revealed the invasion was to take place across the English Channel after Germany drove the British from France in May 1940. The first stage of invasion was an attack on the Royal Air Force by the Luftwaffe to gain control of the air, known as the Battle of Britain. British intelligence estimated Germany would use 35 divisions totaling around 600,000 men invading the British south coast.

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    WESTERN EUROPE 1939-1945: INVASION

    Details of Operation Sealion, the planned German invasion of Britain, September 1940
    Catalogue ref: CAB 101/347

    Source a

    http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/worldwarII/ Page 12

    WESTERN EUROPE 1939-1945: INVASION


    Source b

    What is this source?


    This source is a summary of the plans of the German armed forces to invade Britain across the English Channel in the early autumn of 1940. These instructions were taken from German documents that were discovered after the war.

    http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/worldwarII/ Page 13

    WESTERN EUROPE 1939-1945: INVASION


    Whats the background to this source?
    In May 1940 German forces drove British armies out of France. France surrendered on June 21st 1940. Soon afterwards German forces took over the Channel Islands. Hitler and his generals had clear plans to invade Britain in 1940. The problem for the Germans was the Royal Navy. British ships would have destroyed their invasion ships. As a result they needed to control the air. As a result the first stage of the invasion was an attack on the Royal Air Force, which became known as the Battle of Britain.

    Its worth knowing that...


    Operation Sealion was a massive operation. British intelligence estimated that the Germans would use around 35 divisions (up to 600 000 men) to invade Britain. There were detailed plans to invade on the south coast in Sussex and possibly in Dorset as well. Although the invasion did not happen in 1940 the invasion craft and many of the soldiers remained in France until well into 1941. It was not until Hitler invaded the USSR that the idea of an invasion was completely abandoned. Most of the troops in France were then transferred to fight the USSR.

    What level of alert should Britain be on?


    What was the main purpose of the German plan? When was the invasion due to take place? What were the Luftwaffe and the German navy supposed to do? What were the main stages of the invasion plan? What level of alert would you put Britain on as a result of studying this evidence? Record your answer in your table. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

    http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/worldwarII/ Page 14

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