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If the Germans had invaded Britain during WW2 what would the result have been.



cheshunt seagull

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Jul 5, 2003
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Had they succeeded, or looked likely to succeed, we would have seen widespread collaboration by the upper classes and corporate interests. A puppet leader would have been installed not that dissimilar in style (if not a perfect match in beliefs) to a prominent UKIP politician whilst the real strings were being pulled by the German delegation installed in Senate House, London. Leftists, Jews and other prescribed groups would have been gradually and quietly shipped out to holding camps on the Isle of Wight prior to deportation to Eastern Europe. Some of this comes from C.J.Sansom's Dominion.. worth a read.
 




Mutts Nuts

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Oct 30, 2011
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Just watching Dads Army on BBC2.

Would they have taken a foothold in the South, and quickly taken the rest of the country? Or would it have been a huge failure that stretched them too much?
The answer to your question would depend on the year that they invaded
 


Ferring Marine

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Mar 28, 2014
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BHA would be first port of call, would be top of the Premier Division, sponsored by a munitions company, Deutschesbank or a German airline, playing at the Goldstone in a new 80,000 stadium
 


Grizz

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Jul 5, 2003
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They tried they lost. It was called the battle of Britain. They needed air supremacy and were stopped by the RAF . The Germans made the huge mistake of invading Russia.

It wasn't the mistake of invading Russia, it was the mistake of fighting on 3 fronts. If he could've sprted out a Chamberlain style peace in our time again with the British then he'd have freed up many more resources from Western Europe and Africa to focus on taking on the Russians. They came ever so close, whether those additional forces would've made the difference is debatable, but I'm glad they didn't.
 


beorhthelm

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Jul 21, 2003
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to chime in with the "it would have failed", we have to remember the German had one tactic, blitzkrieg. its why they ultimately failed in Russia because once they got bogged down in a war of attirition there wasnt much special about the german army. and you cant execute blitzkrieg over a 1-4 hr sea crossing, especially with a floatila of canal barges, so it would have been big defeat. by the time of D-Day there had been years of perfecting amphibious warfare in the pacific so the Allies had massive tactical advantage.
 




AmexRuislip

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Feb 2, 2014
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Better German Christmas markets in London for instance, instead of that poor excuse of Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park :bla:
 




User removed 4

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May 9, 2008
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Haywards Heath
to chime in with the "it would have failed", we have to remember the German had one tactic, blitzkrieg. its why they ultimately failed in Russia because once they got bogged down in a war of attirition there wasnt much special about the german army. and you cant execute blitzkrieg over a 1-4 hr sea crossing, especially with a floatila of canal barges, so it would have been big defeat. by the time of D-Day there had been years of perfecting amphibious warfare in the pacific so the Allies had massive tactical advantage.
I've seen you write some crap on here before, I think this tops it all.
 












beorhthelm

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Jul 21, 2003
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vegster

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May 5, 2008
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I wouldn't have to have learned French at school.
 






Soulman

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Oct 22, 2012
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Moore and Beckenbauer would probably not have played in the same England team, similar players, just like JFC and Gardner both playing the same role.
 


crookie

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Jun 14, 2013
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Back in Sussex
Wouldn't have helped leaving most of our heavy weaponry behind at Dunkirk, but without air superiority I doubt they would have made it very far inland. If they had won the BOB I doubt an underequipped army without air cover could have held them back for very long, unless the Navy somehow managed to keep the channel closed with constant Luftwaffe attacks. Thankfully Hitler ordered the Luftwaffe to switch from bombing airfields to bombing cities in retaliation to Berlin being bombed. That gave the RAF much needed respite, and the rest, as they say, is history
 


beorhthelm

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Jul 21, 2003
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They were very well trained, very well equipped, very well led, right from junior officer to general staff level, and for the most part extremely well motivated.

and what did that count for at Stalingrad? or El Alamein or after D-Day for that matter. history tells us that the primary military advantage in WWII (and leading up) was in a single tactic, and that they didnt fare so well at other times.
 






seagurn

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Feb 19, 2007
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County town
If we'd lost
we would have a decent rail and road infrastructure
we'd be called Bayer Brighton &hove Albion (some call us that anyhow)!
More than 2 Germans would of been arrested against Millvall...
 


Triggaaar

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Oct 24, 2005
53,187
Goldstone
Germany never had the ability to invade Britain. Our navy was too strong, and they didn't have air superiority either.
 


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