===== Points of Divergence: Operation Sealion =====

**Operation Sea Lion** (//Unternehmen Seelöwe//), Nazi Germany's plan to invade the United Kingdom in 1940, is [[alternate history:alternate history cliches|one of the most derided PoDs ever]]. Some reasons for this are the horrible planning for it (the Germans planned to cross the Channel in //Rhine river barges//), the very low chance of success, and how often AH [[offtopic:n00bs]] have called it plausible. 

Anyway, here's the **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=180901|Glossary of Operation Sealion Discussion Threads]]** - a (growing) collection of PoD discussions about this particular military plan and whether it makes any sense or whether it could have succeded at least partially.

For another discussion on the topic, go [[https://alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=333377|here]].

BTW: The operation originally was supposed to be called "Löwe" (lion), but renamed because, y'know, they'd have to cross the sea for it. Apparently nobody noticed that a sealion isn't really a scary animal.
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==== In AH.com Culture ====

The phrase "successful Sealion" is generally used when describing an extremely implausible [[alternate history:ah_slang_and_acronyms#TL]] or [[pods:pods|PoD]]. In most cases Sealion is a taboo subject. However, there are some exceptions.

Sealions (along with [[offtopic:Zeppelins]] and some other symbols) have become the unofficial mascot of the Board. As of July 2006, a small, stuffed plush sealion, known as [[offtopic:'Sealion']], embarked on a round-the-world journey. This trip will terminate at [[offtopic:IronYuppie]]'s residence where Sealion will be presented to  [[offtopic:the Overlord]] (praise-be-to-his-Dark-Name). This happened in 2011.

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==== In AH.com Fiction ====

Sealions appear throughout //**[[stories:AH.com The Series]]**// as a recurring gag in many episodes, such as the episode "[[stories:SEALIONS ON AN AIRSHIP]]". One of the sequels, the //**[[stories:AH.com Enterprise]]**// show, also features two main types of shuttlecraft in the Twin Fleet, dubbed the "//Sealion// class" and the "//Rhine Barge// class".

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==== See Also ====

**[[offtopic:Sealion]]**

**[[offtopic:Sealion World Tour]]**

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