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Would a closely held Hitler/Werhmacht plan to concentrate air power in northern France for SeaLion but at last moment send the air power to wallop Malta and use the paratrooper forces that hit Crete in an invasion,would it work,and if so,would German/Italian air and sea power there change the North African situation?
 
IIRC, the parachute troops who took Crete were so mauled that it really, really deterred their further use.

( Hey, it had all gone so well 'getting the jump' on the French & Belgian forts, but Crete didn't exactly go to plan...)
 
It would have made more sense to use this "ruse" against Malta. Taking it would have greatly helped the supply situation in North Africa.
 
IIRC, the parachute troops who took Crete were so mauled that it really, really deterred their further use.

( Hey, it had all gone so well 'getting the jump' on the French & Belgian forts, but Crete didn't exactly go to plan...)

The operation in Holland should have been a warning.
 
Would a closely held Hitler/Werhmacht plan to concentrate air power in northern France for SeaLion but at last moment send the air power to wallop Malta and use the paratrooper forces that hit Crete in an invasion,would it work,and if so,would German/Italian air and sea power there change the North African situation?

at the last moment? Do you mean they would have thousands of aircraft in Northern France and then suddenly have them fly over to Italy? Yeah, that would be noticed. They can stock up their planes n Northern France all they want, if they don't use them the British aren't going to change tactics.

I doubt they would be able to take Malta with just airpower and parachutists. But i could be wrong.

LIke m0585 aid it would makem ore sense to let the British think the airpower is going to be for Malta to make them change tactics in the Meds.
 
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