What If Germany Had Invaded Britain in 1940?

What if Germany had invaded Britain in 1940? In September 1940, two thousand four hundred river barges waited in the Channel ports, and every church bell in Britain was silenced, ready to ring only if the Germans landed. On the night of 7 September the codeword Cromwell went out and, here and there, the bells rang. It was a false alarm. This film follows what really happened, and then the other world where Göring never switched to London. You'll meet Winston Churchill, Admiral Erich Raeder, General Franz Halder, Air Vice-Marshal Keith Park, General Alan Brooke and Sergeant John Hannah, the eighteen-year-old who won the Victoria Cross over the invasion barges. Chapters: 0:00 Cromwell: the night the bells rang 1:27 The silent bells 3:22 Hitler's Directive No. 16 5:10 The sky first 7:03 The switch to London 8:46 The other world: the sky goes dark 10:34 S-Day: the landing in Kent 12:32 The bridgehead 14:25 Send the fleet 16:41 Starved 17:58 What really happened 19:42 The bells ring Could Sea Lion have succeeded, or was it doomed from the day it was signed? Tell me in the comments, and subscribe for more alternative history. Sources: Führer Directive No. 16 (16 July 1940); Alan Brooke, War Diaries 1939-1945; Peter Fleming, Invasion 1940; Leo McKinstry, Operation Sealion; Robert Forczyk, We March Against England; the 1974 Sandhurst Sea Lion war game; Sonderfahndungsliste G.B. (the Black Book). #WhatIf #AlternateHistory #WW2 #OperationSeaLion #BattleOfBritain