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We all know the Operation Unmentionable Sea Mammal was doomed to failure for multitudinous reasons in 1940. But here's an idea. What if Hitler had decided to concentrate on one enemy at a time and knock Britain out of the war before turning to the USSR?

With top priority going to the air and naval forces needed could the Germans create by summer 1941:

1. Air Superiority over the invasion beaches.
2. Sea Control in the English Channel.
3. Enough (and effective, not Rhine barges, unseaworthy rafts etc) sea lift.
4. Enough air lift to put several parachute divisions in Kent.

Overall, given no Soviet distractions and with single minded German focus, could an invasion of Great Britain have been feasible in the summer of 1941?
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