In the spring of 1940, the German war machine rolled over the nations of Western Europe so quickly that it surprised everyone, including the Germans.

With France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, and Denmark conquered.

There was only one more country left to fall, Great Britain.

To topple this final domino, the German High Command prepared for the invasion of the island.

Learn more about Operation Sealion and the Plan Invasion of Great Britain on this episode of Everything

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My audiobook recommendation today is Operation... is On July 16th, 1940, Hiller issued Directive number 16, Setting in Motion Operation

Sea Lion, his plan to invade England. On September 17th, Hiller

postponed Operation Sea Lion indefinitely and the entire episode faded from memory.

It would be another 17 years before Peter Fleming rescued the story from military archives,

and together with the recollections of those involved, pieced together the

the dramatic preparations for what could have been one of the most

significant and potentially world-changing battles in history.

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