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-===== Points of Divergence : Operation Sealion =====
+===== Points of Divergence: Operation Sealion =====
-Operation Sealion, 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.
+**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.
+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 [[http://alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=333377|here]].
+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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