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Could the Kreigsmarine have mounted a raid on London in 1943? If so what would the consequences have been?
I am thinking of a combined E Boat and U boat raid.
It would be something of a suicide mission, but could it have been mounted as a propaganda coup?
Suppose 20 or 30 U boats surfaced in the lower Thames to begin blasting the London docks. What if E boats sped up the Thames - perhaps towing smaller power boats that would then take the war to Westminster - firing incendiary bombs into the ancient parliament and then attempting to land and cause more mayhem.
Would such an assault be possible?
And if so, what would be the political consequences. Might Churchill have resigned?