Doesn't matter what was on Hitler's mind; the Kriegsmarine wouldn't have lasted

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Mar 31, 2020
7:40:55am

BeardedSpock All-American

Doesn't matter what was on Hitler's mind; the Kriegsmarine wouldn't have lasted

15 minutes against the Royal Navy. An invasion of Britain was practically impossible.

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BeardedSpock

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Dunkirk is an interesting situation. It's one of the most proud moments in

777

3/30/20 10:14pm

Operation Sea Lion. Hitler absolutely wanted to control Britain.

Clark Addison

3/30/20 10:21pm

No doubt he wanted to control it and the channel was an obstacle, that's why

777

3/30/20 10:25pm

This is what the doc I watched last night explained too.

3/30/20 10:26pm

Operation Sea Lion was floated around after he realized that peace with Britain

Food Snob

3/30/20 10:28pm

Correct, "Sea Lion" wasn't even conceived until a month after Dunkirk.

777

3/30/20 10:30pm

"irredentist"? You know you can't just make words up, right? 😉

SingleStrapBackpack

3/30/20 10:42pm

Maybe. I don't know if anyone can really know what was in Hitler's mind

Clark Addison

3/30/20 10:45pm

It's a topic that's been debated ever since. But it's too hard for me to

777

3/30/20 10:51pm

As I said above, maybe. But I tend to side with Chilago's point. Goering convinced Hitler that

Clark Addison

3/30/20 10:58pm

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Food Snob

3/30/20 11:03pm

Except he knew attacking Poland meant war with Britain

2FarGone

3/31/20 12:21am

Doesn't matter what was on Hitler's mind; the Kriegsmarine wouldn't have lasted

BeardedSpock

3/31/20 7:40am

You're right, but they had planned to take out the Royal Navy by the air

2FarGone

3/31/20 10:26am

The doc I watched last night said he wanted to send his troops to go massacre

3/30/20 10:22pm

Yeah, the more conventional story is that Goering convinced Hitler to let him

chilango

3/30/20 10:26pm

This is correct. Hitler wasn't letting them get away. He just listened to poor

IrishBlue

3/30/20 10:45pm

I am not sure where you got that idea

2FarGone

3/30/20 11:34pm

RE: I am not sure where you got that idea

777

3/30/20 11:36pm

Victor Davis Hanson is a good historian

2FarGone

3/31/20 12:11am

Capturing the majority of British troops was his intent.

CougarThug

3/31/20 1:25am

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