Here's What May Have Happened If Germany Invaded The United Kingdom During WWII

After France fell, the Germans felt like there was only a narrow window to invade Britain, which had just faced a devastating defeat in Dunkirk (per Royal Air Force). After the battle, the British only had a couple of hundred tanks left (via History Net), and Germany thought the time to invade was now or never. This is why Adolf Hitler wanted to gain air supremacy and destroy the Royal Air Force: so he could quickly conduct an invasion and occupy the British Isles. In our world, the Royal Air Force defeated the Nazis, but what if, in an alternate reality, things had gone as Hitler planned?

If Hitler's Operation Sealion had been successful, he still probably would've faced serious kickback from the British people. For example, Winston Churchill refused to make peace with Hitler, even saying (via History Net), "[We will] defend our island whatever the cost may be; we shall fight on beaches, landing grounds, in fields, in streets and on the hills. We shall never surrender." However, the success of a German incursion might've been a large enough victory for Hitler to sway the war effort toward his side and prevent an Ally victory.

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