The plan was to land 160,000 German soldiers along a 45 mile stretch of south-east England. The Germans assembled a large sea force of vessels, which included 2,000 barges.
However, Hitler's generals were worried about the British Royal Air Force could inflict major damage on the German Army during the invasion. Hitler agreed to postpone the invasion until the British airforce had been destroyed.
August 12th: German airforce begins mass bomber attacks on British radar stations, aircraft factories and airfields.
This was the beginning of "The Battle of Britain".
World War Two
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