Invasion (Morgen die ganze Welt)

Timeline:  Morgen die ganze Welt

Friday, 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.

Saturday, January 26 1946 South England The second battle of Britain is on. The Luftwaffe attacks airfields in South England in preparation of operation Sea Lion. AA defenses and airfields are attacked with cluster bombs and napalm. The Luftwaffe is using a new type of bomb based on air-fuel explosion. It is technologically advanced and does not always work properly. It it works it can flatten a whole airfield at once. Ta-183s attack defending fighters while Me-362 air superiority jets provide high cover. In this high-tech environment piston fighters cannot survive. Thousands of Allied fighters have become obsolete. The air war in the second battle of Britain is fought between jets. The Allies are running behind with 400 jets available, mainly P-80s, Vampires and Meteors. The Luftwaffe has 200 jet bombers and 2,500 jet fighters of superior design. Allied jets are unstable gun platforms at high speed because of the straight wings.

Wednesday, February 13 1946 South England The all-out attack of the Luftwaffe starts having an effect. RAF and USAAF squadrons are gradually eroded. German jets are now armed with homing IR missiles or wire-guided missiles. All Allied jets have been destroyed. Road traffic in the South of England becomes dangerous. To make matters worse the Atlantic blockade by U-boats causes a shortage of resources, especially aviation fuel.

Thursday, February 28 1946 South England In the USA a Republic Aviation F-84 Thunderjet makes its maiden flight. The aircraft is superior to the P-80 but because of the straight wings does not handle well above mach 0.8.

Thursday, 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. The Luftwaffe has achieved enough superiority to guarantee that no Allied warships will interfere with the invasion. Sea Wolves will be on patrol in case the Royal Navy decides to attack regardless. 250 Axis divisions are available but the Axis does not plan on using all of them. The existence of atom bombs makes a new type of warfare necessary. Large concentrations of forces will be avoided. The basic fighting unit will be batallion-sized highly mobile groups with high firepower. They are trained to infiltrate enemy positions and force the enemy to fall back. Troop concentrations will be attacked by the Luftwaffe with atom bombs or nerve gas. A new ground attack jet has been produced by Junkers: the Ju 187 "warthog", heavily armed with a 75 mm gun and rockets. Axis forces have been training intensively for the new type of warfare.

Thursday,March 21 1946 Invasion beaches Operation Sea Lion starts with atom bomb attacks on Southampton and Brighton. At the same time Ramcke parachute division executes raids on radar stations along the coast using Focke-Wulf helicopters. The next surprise for the Allies is a demonstration of Axis amphibious capability in a landing from Worthing to Portsmouth. By the evening 6 divisions are onshore. Westerly winds prevent the use of nerve gas in the invasion area but Allied HQs and communications are bombed.

Friday, March 22 1946 Invasion beaches The Allies respond quickly to the Axis invasion. Allied armor tries to reach the sea at Chicester. But Axis infantry ambushes tanks with wire-guided X-7 anti-tank missiles, another surprise causing great consternation. Axis heavy bombers drop 12 atom bombs and nerve gas on Allied troops concentrations. The Allies are not prepared for this new kind of warfare. Communication systems are paralyzed by electromagnetic pulses from atom bombs.

Saturday, March 23 1946 Invasion beaches Royal Navy attempts to attack the Axis 1,000 strong invasion fleet are repelled. U-boats and minefields make an impenetrable shield. The Luftwaffe uses wire-guided Fritz-X bombs for the first time with great success. These bombs are immune to jamming.

Sunday, 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.

Monday, March 25 1946 Portsmouth General Ramcke leads a helicopter attack on Portsmouth harbor. The 1st parachute division lands on the docks and prevents the firing of demolition charges.

Wednesday, March 27 1946 Portsmouth Portsmouth harbor is destroyed with an Allied atom bomb. This denies the Axis a good harbor.

Saturday, March 30 1946 Crawley German armor spearheaded by Tiger II tanks break through in the direction of Crawley. The Luftwaffe supports with napalm, nerve gas and cluster bombs.

Sunday, March 31 1946 Crawley Crawley is destroyed in an Allied atom bomb attack. The German advance is temporarily stopped. The situation becomes confused. Allied troops and civilians were destroyed in Crawley together with German forces.

Monday, April 1 1946 Winchester The German tactics of using small highly mobile groups and infiltration keeps the Allies off-balance. Concentration of forces is avoided. An Allied troops concentration in the Winchester area is detected and promptly atom bombed.

Tuesday, April 2 1946 Winchester General Rommel takes advantage of a break in the Allied defences in the Winchester area and races to Reading with the veteran 21st panzer division. The troops are protected against fallout and nerve gas with full body suits.

Wednesday, April 3 1946 Reading In the confusion of radioactive fallout and frenzied Luftwaffe attacks Reading falls to the Germans. Combat groups are already probing forward and London is in danger of being surrounded.

Thursday, April 4 1946 Reading The old city of Reading is destroyed by an Allied atom bomb but the Germans were not waiting. Only some support troops are wiped out. The main German advance is already on the way to Oxford. Allied photo reconnaissance is hindered by aggressive Luftwaffe patrols. The Axis have the advantage of aerial reconnaissance.