Topic: Could the Royal Navy alone prevent any German invasion of Britain during 1940?

perseus · February 11th, 2009

Probably not, assuming the state of the German navy remained similar to that after the invasion of Norway. In fact we can look to Norway and Crete to some extent to examine what it would have been like without air-power. Half decent planning and preparation in any of these cases should have gave the Germans a much Bloodier nose than they actually got, both were Pyhrric victories. They couldn't afford another one.

However, if Germany would have concentrated their resources against Britain rather than attacking the Soviet Union perhaps they could have cut off the convoys, bomb the commercial shipping ports and quickly build Eboats to protect their supplies for a cross channel invasion around 1942. Judging by the complications during D-day, and the stubbornness of the Royal Navy, a landing would have been no easy feat though.

February 11th, 2009
perseus Tribuni Angusticlavii	Probably not, assuming the state of the German navy remained similar to that after the invasion of Norway. In fact we can look to Norway and Crete to some extent to examine what it would have been like without air-power. Half decent planning and preparation in any of these cases should have gave the Germans a much Bloodier nose than they actually got, both were Pyhrric victories. They couldn't afford another one. However, if Germany would have concentrated their resources against Britain rather than attacking the Soviet Union perhaps they could have cut off the convoys, bomb the commercial shipping ports and quickly build Eboats to protect their supplies for a cross channel invasion around 1942. Judging by the complications during D-day, and the stubbornness of the Royal Navy, a landing would have been no easy feat though. __________________ www.entrans.co.uk Environmental Transport Systems - a non commercial website without the greenwash! Last edited by perseus; February 11th, 2009 at 12:50..