On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 00:02:51 +0000, Clams Canino wrote:


Had the Germans stuck to "the plan" they would have rendered the RAF
innefective and then been able to launch the planned "Operation Sea Lion"
which was the reverse of our D-day cross-channel invasion. Given the
weight they could have thrown at that (as opposed to attacking Russia)
there is little doubt that Nazi occupied England could have come about
just as Nazi occupied France did.

It's fun speculating, but I'm not sure Sea Lion would have worked. The
RAF may have been in ruins, but the Royal Navy was still quite powerful
and the Germans didn't have the naval assets to support an invasion. They
intended to use river barges as landing craft, far from an optimum
solution.


I can easily see a scenario where if Hitler took England correctly, left
Russia alone, and Japan bombed the US at Pearl (holding our interest) that
he could have easily consolodated his power in Europe. Perhaps *then* he
could have still gone after Russia too - taking enough time to do it
right.

Definitely would have stood a better chance, but I wouldn't count the
Russians out. They took a pounding and still came back.

It might well have come down to "Who comes up with The Bomb 1st" as we
in the US could not have mounted anywhere near as effective an attack on
Europe without England.

Again, I'm speculating, but if England had lost, I'm wondering if we would
have entered the war in Europe.

Yes, it's easy to armchair quarterback it now..........


-W (Dunkirk another time)