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Originally Posted by STEED
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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
If Doenitz had had as many u-boats as he wanted it could have made a difference.
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Hitler's war machine had a head start on land and he was not going to hang around while he had the advantage.
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I wasn't speaking to objectives or plans, just numbers.
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Originally Posted by sandbag69
Hitler pointed out that the naval preparations for "Operation Sealion" was now almost complete. "All our barges are now in place, and we have more held in reserve along river banks," :hmm:
Barges....lol barges to cross the English Channel. Most of the barges didnt even have engines. They would need to have been towed across.
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When the Armada was trying to subdue England in 1588, the plan was to have the Duke of Parma's army cross from Flanders to the Island in barges. Probably wouldn't have worked then, either.