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36. Blitzkreig depends on air and ground forces. You're aware that Great Britain is an island, right?

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 05:42 PM

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An island that had a superior navy and a good air force. No way could Germany land massive numbers of tanks and troops, even from France. Bypassing France would require a much longer sea route. There would be no surprise whatsoever, and fighter planes did not have a long range.

The battle of Britain in 1940 when the Germans occupied France consisted of bombing. There was no attempt to ferry troops across the English channel.

The allied powers were able to do that on D-Day in 1944 with superior air, naval, and land forces after a huge build-up when Germany was engaged in a massive land war on the Russian front.

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Blitzkreig depends on air and ground forces. You're aware that Great Britain is an island, right? Martin Eden 21 hrs ago #36

Ahhh, okay thanks for explaining ☺️ cstanleytech 20 hrs ago #37

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