Operation Sea Lion
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Operation Sea Lion was Nazi Germany’s planned but never-executed amphibious invasion of Great Britain during World War II.
Aliases (1)
- German invasion of Britain scare 1940 ×1
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation plan
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planned amphibious invasion → |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
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| codename |
Unternehmen Seelöwe
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| conflict |
World War II
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| country |
Nazi Germany
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| followedBy |
shift of German focus to Operation Barbarossa
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| geographicFocus |
English Channel
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Great Britain → |
| historicalAssessment |
considered impractical by many naval experts
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| historicalSignificance |
symbol of the unrealized German invasion threat to Britain in 1940
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| languageOfCodename |
German
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| militaryBranchInvolved |
Heer
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Kriegsmarine → Luftwaffe → |
| objective |
defeat of the United Kingdom
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invasion of Great Britain → |
| opponent |
United Kingdom
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| opposedBy |
British Army
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Royal Air Force → Royal Navy → |
| partOf |
German strategy against the United Kingdom
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| plannedBy |
Adolf Hitler
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German Army High Command → Kriegsmarine → Luftwaffe → Oberkommando der Wehrmacht → |
| plannedLandingArea |
Dorset
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Hampshire → Kent → Sussex → southern coast of England → |
| plannedLandingMethod |
airborne landings by paratroopers
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amphibious assault across the English Channel → |
| plannedOpposingForce |
British home defence forces
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| plannedStartDate |
1940-09-15
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| plannedUseOf |
converted river barges for troop transport
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| planningBegan |
1940-07
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| reasonForCancellation |
failure to achieve air superiority in the Battle of Britain
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logistical difficulties of cross-Channel invasion → strength of the Royal Navy → |
| relatedConcept |
German invasion of Britain scare 1940
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| relatedOperation |
Battle of Britain
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| requiredPrecondition |
German air superiority over southern England
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German air superiority over the English Channel → |
| status |
cancelled
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never executed → |
| theatre |
Western Front of World War II
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| timePeriod |
1940
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| translationOfCodename |
Operation Sea Lion
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Unternehmen Seelöwe
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codename |
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Battle of Britain
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codeNameOfGermanInvasionPlan |
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World War II
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hasPart |
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Operation Sea Lion
("German invasion of Britain scare 1940")
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relatedConcept |
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Unternehmen Seelöwe
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|
translation |
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Operation Sea Lion
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translationOfCodename |