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There seems to be a consensus that Operation Sealion could never have succeeded as planned. However, would one of the two following scenarios have affected the outcome?

1) Immediately after the fall of France, Hitler secures Gibraltar by either a treaty with Franco or the invasion of Spain. The Italian navy, promised huge territorial concessions, sails the Italian navy through the Straits of Gibraltar to support the invasion.

2) Hitler promises to support the acquisition of British colonial holdings by the Japanese in the Far East. He points out that the successful invasion of England would make this task far easier for the Japanese, and that their aid is vital for the success of the operation. American isolationism is at its height. He persuades them to send their navy to support the operation.
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