Invasion (Morgen die ganze Welt)

January,25 1946 Berlin

Hitler orders the OKH to start operation Sea Lion more than five years after it was first planned. All risks are acceptable in order to deny B-29 bases to the Americans.

January,26 1946 South England

The Luftwaffe starts attacking airfields in South England in preparation of operation Sea Lion. AA defences are attacked with nerve gas, cluster bombs and napalm. Ta-183 attack defending fighters while Me-362 air superiority jets provide high cover.

February,13 1946 South England

The all-out attack of the Luftwaffe starts having an effect. RAF and USAAF squadrons are gradually eroded. The Atlantic blockade by U-boats causes a shortage of resources, especially aviation fuel.

March,14 1946 Berlin

Operation Sea Lion will start on spring day, March 21. The weather is too cold but the overriding consideration is to prevent atom bomb attacks.

March,21 1946 Invasion beaches

Operation Sea Lion starts with atom bomb attacks on Southampton and Brighton. The Axis shows unexpected amphibious capability in a landing from Worthing to Portsmouth. By the evening 6 divisions are onshore.

March,22 1946 Invasion beaches

The Allies respond quickly to the Axis invasion. Allied armor tries to break through to the sea at Chicester. Axis infantry ambushes tanks with wire-guided X-7 anti-tank missiles, causing great consternation.

March,23 1946 Invasion beaches

Royal Navy attempts to attack the Axis 2,000 strong invasion fleet are repelled. U-boats and minefields make an impenetrable shield.

March,24 1946 Invasion beaches

The Axis beachhead extends from Portsmouth to Worthing and about 15 km inland. In Portsmouth the fighting is fierce as the Germans try to take the harbor.

March,25 1946 Portsmouth

General Ramcke leads a parachute drop on Portsmouth harbor. The drop misses by 3 km but the 1st parachute division fights its way to the harbor. The target is taken before demolition charges can be set off.