Re: Germany's WWII Secret Weapons
Originally Posted by FTroopChief
The Battle for Britain would have been interesting to say the least. The British Navy was indeed intact, but dispersed, in the North Atlantic, The Mediterranean, the North Sea. The German Navy was formidable as well, and the submarine force had to be reckoned with. The Germans did not have the landing ship armada as seen on D-Day, and had the White Cliffs to contend with, however paratroops could have created confusion and diversionary tactics. The 2 Queens were the only ships crossing in 4 days and only carried 7,000-8,000 troops between them. Hitler was a charismatic orator but no military genius. He disdained the advice of his best Generals and caused their rebellion, and Rommel's suicide. Lots of what ifs....
John P
Missed this when it came out.
The Queen Mary carried nearly 16,000 soldiers at times.
Just a point of interest, where were the soldiers you mentioned coming from? Canada supplied troops from this side of the Atlantic when the invasion was a possibility. Americans soldiers would have had to come through Canada as volunteers. Americans did serve but strictly as volunteers at that time.
Prior to the declaration of war, some eighteen months after Dunkirk, by the US after Pearl Harbor the greatest death toll of Americans was suffered by the Merchant Marine, a massive thanks is owed this often forgotten group.
Last edited by onehundred80; Aug 28, 2009 at 07:24 PM.