I watched a documentary, that suggested even if the RAF had been completely defeated during the B of B, the Royal Navy would still be able
to stop a German invasion, or at least make it very risky. I'm sure the RN would still have attacked an invasion force, even in the face of air
supremacy. The Germans had no good way to move their Panzers and other heavy equipment to Britain. There were going to have to use
river barges, that had no engine and were very slow. The Germans also lacked a way to defeat the RN. Except with air power if the RN
attacked an invasion force. I wonder how well this would have worked?
I guess the Germans hoped to bomb and starve Britain into surrender, with their U-Boats and surface raiders. I don't remember where I saw
the doc. But, it does sound correct to me. There was really no way Germany was going to defeat Britain, by invasion. At least not anytime soon after the war started in 1939. This is one reason for the so-called Phoney war.
Because Britain was so concerned about preventing invasion, she didn't want to use resources to try and defeat Germany. A plan to mine
German rivers for example, by Churchill was rejected, because it would bring reprisals. The French wanted to stay in their forts. When they
could have attacked Germany's Ruhr industrial area. They too wanted to save their strength, for when they were attacked The moral of the
story, to me anyway, is don't declare war if you don't really mean it.
Anyway, is the RN being able to prevent invasion, even without the RAF accurate? Would the Luftwaffe, be able to sink or eliminate RN ships
trying to stop an invasion?
to stop a German invasion, or at least make it very risky. I'm sure the RN would still have attacked an invasion force, even in the face of air
supremacy. The Germans had no good way to move their Panzers and other heavy equipment to Britain. There were going to have to use
river barges, that had no engine and were very slow. The Germans also lacked a way to defeat the RN. Except with air power if the RN
attacked an invasion force. I wonder how well this would have worked?
I guess the Germans hoped to bomb and starve Britain into surrender, with their U-Boats and surface raiders. I don't remember where I saw
the doc. But, it does sound correct to me. There was really no way Germany was going to defeat Britain, by invasion. At least not anytime soon after the war started in 1939. This is one reason for the so-called Phoney war.
Because Britain was so concerned about preventing invasion, she didn't want to use resources to try and defeat Germany. A plan to mine
German rivers for example, by Churchill was rejected, because it would bring reprisals. The French wanted to stay in their forts. When they
could have attacked Germany's Ruhr industrial area. They too wanted to save their strength, for when they were attacked The moral of the
story, to me anyway, is don't declare war if you don't really mean it.
Anyway, is the RN being able to prevent invasion, even without the RAF accurate? Would the Luftwaffe, be able to sink or eliminate RN ships
trying to stop an invasion?
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