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In 1940, Nazi Germany prepared for what could have changed world history forever.

Operation Sea Lion was Adolf Hitler’s plan to invade the United Kingdom after the fall of France.

Source: Wikipedia — Operation Sea Lion, Battle of Britain, World War II

German forces gathered troops, landing craft, and equipment along the French coast. The goal was clear: cross the English Channel and force Britain to surrender.

But there was one condition.

Germany had to control the skies.

The Royal Air Force stood in the way. During the Battle of Britain, RAF pilots fought relentlessly against the Luftwaffe. Airfields were bombed. Cities burned. Losses mounted on both sides.

Germany failed to destroy Britain’s air defenses.

Without air superiority, the invasion would have been suicide. British naval power still dominated the Channel, and German landing forces were vulnerable.

In September 1940, Operation Sea Lion was postponed.

It was never launched.

The failure marked Hitler’s first major strategic defeat. Britain remained unconquered and became the base for future Allied counterattacks, including D-Day.
Sea Lion was the invasion that almost happened.

And the one that changed the course of the war by not happening at all.

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