Operation Sea Lion
Also known as: Operation Sealion
Operation Sea Lion, also written as Operation Sealion, was Nazi Germany's code name for their planned invasion of the United Kingdom. It was to have taken place during the Battle of Britain, nine months after the start of the Second World War.
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Sought invasion conditions
The Luftwaffe was tasked with gaining the air superiority needed for Operation Sea Lion.
Depended on air superiority
Germany’s planned invasion, Operation Sea Lion, depended on air superiority that the Luftwaffe had not secured by 15 September 1940.