I doubt that the Nazi leadership would accept that idea. Having all those ships sitting around doing nothing visibly productive would be seen as a waste of resources and manpower.
They would end up either being ordered out on some silly mission or simply mothballed and the crews used for...
Indeed. And given the invovlement of the press in her death, not to mention the ways that they hounded her for years, I have always wondered if the public anger was intentionally directed onto the royal family as a way of directing it away from the press themselves.
Personally I never watched...
However America does have to try to defend its coastline from attacks. Running away from the RN and leaving their naval bases, shipyards and important ports open to attack will not be a popular or sustainable strategy.
Why make the final decision now? Liberate Europe, and once that is done see what the overall strategic situation is like and decide then whether or not to go further.
It could be that the very act of liberating Europe sets off a chain reaction that severly weakens the USSR to the point where...
Well I cant imagine what other scenario you can think of that could end with a successful sealion. Curious to see what you come up with though that hasnt already been suggested and subsequently shot down in flames
Not that it matters but I am not a member of the armed forces....... anymore. I was an officer in the British army for some years so I do know a few things.
Under your scenario you would have the RAF being left alone for many months, no attacks on their airstrips, no bomber raids over London...
How do you figure that the RAF would have less fighters? Without the nazis attacking them, their bases or the industry that MAKES the planes then how on earth would they somehow have less? That makes no sense.
And yes, the navy can be out of range of the nazi planes but still within enough...
Why would the RAF need to fight an ongoing battle over the channel? And what purpose would "winning" that fight serve for the nazis?
The nazis couldnt keep up enough flights over the channel to stop all ship traffic, certainly not in enough local strength to ensure they could defeat any RAF...
The answer will depend on what the POD was.
For example, if d-day was postponed due to really bad weather, well the allies would simply have waited a little bit longer and then made a dash across the channel at the first opportunity. So overall there would be little difference to OTL.
It...
But the logistical nightmare that would come with trying to support 20 carriers outweigh any benefits. The longer and more complicated supply lines, risk of bad weather, risk of enemy action and generally less -capable naval fighters are all good reasons to avoid this plan.
Not to mention that...
And trying to supply the entire invasion force through southern france wouldnt have been a massive bottleneck of staggering proportions?
As it was they suffered major problems with fuel supplies, stiffer resistance (which it likely would have been without Nazis forces being moved north to...
Instead you get years (if not decades) of internal fighting from resistance movements determined to free their country from the evil invaders. Resistance units that are supported by other nations who see it essential to destablise the new German empire to stop them from attempting to invade...
Firstly, I very much doubt that the germans could mount enough booby traps and mines over HUNDREDS of miles of territory to be in anyway effective. Where would you plant them? In the trenches? Well the allies dont need to stop in your trenches as they are going to be following you. The best...
I am not convinced that the german military could successfully disengage across almost the entire western front. They would need to withdraw all their troops and material a significant distance and then dig in again closer to home in preparation for defending against the allies if they followed...