The Real Reason Hitler Never Invaded Britain

Why did Hitler never invade Britain after defeating France in 1940? Operation Sea Lion required far more than getting soldiers across the English Channel. Follow the RAF defense, the Royal Navy threat, the improvised invasion fleet, and the supply problem Germany never solved. Image credits: Engelmeier / Bundesarchiv; Bundesarchiv Bild 101II-MW-5675-29; CC BY-SA 3.0 de; supplied original unchanged, separate documentary captions. Hecht / Bundesarchiv; Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1970-084-11; CC BY-SA 3.0 de; supplied original unchanged, separate documentary captions. Engelmeier / Bundesarchiv; Bundesarchiv Bild 101II-MW-5675-24; CC BY-SA 3.0 de; supplied original unchanged, separate documentary captions. Ernst Sandau Jr. / Bundesarchiv; Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1980-128-63; CC BY-SA 3.0 de; supplied original unchanged, separate documentary captions. Unknown author / Bundesarchiv; Bundesarchiv Bild 101II-MN-1369-10A; CC BY-SA 3.0 de; supplied original unchanged, separate documentary captions. Engelmeier / Bundesarchiv; Bundesarchiv Bild 101II-MW-5674-33; CC BY-SA 3.0 de; supplied original unchanged, separate documentary captions. Alan Wilson from Peterborough, Cambs, UK; Duxford ‘Battle of Britain’ Operations Room – Imperial War Museum; CC BY-SA 2.0; ).jpg; supplied original unchanged, separate documentary captions. Directive 21, PS-446, English prosecution copy, HLSL 453018, p.1. Harvard Law School Library, Historical & Special Collections. Chapters 00:00 The army that never crossed 01:40 Victory created a new problem 03:52 An order with conditions 06:07 The army's coast and the navy's corridor 07:52 The invasion fleet was improvised 09:39 The fleet behind the island 11:28 Why the RAF had to disappear 13:15 Warning was useful because someone acted 15:03 Machines could be replaced faster than experience 16:56 Pressure on the airfields 18:47 London was attacked, the fighters remained 20:38 The battle against the barges 22:28 The date kept moving 24:19 Turning east did not solve Britain 26:09 What if the RAF had lost? 28:04 The victory Britain needed #OperationSeaLion #BattleOfBritain #WWII