HSTR 115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Force Multiplication, Mers El Kébir, Operation Sea Lion
1 Feb 2017
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Churchill understands that german army is larger than great britain"s; both hitler and. Churchill understand that if german"s landed on britain, operation sea lion september. 1940, german occupation would be easy: but british navy is too fast and large for germany. Churchill cannot have french navy to join germany"s navy; churchill decides to destroy as much of french navy as he could via air force: tried to look for alternatives. Join britain or turn ships to british control or french give to the americans (who are neutral) or get the french navy out of europe: french commander rejects britain"s offers- britain attacks via air force and navy. Britain never catch on the full force of the air- until near the end of the war. In hindsight mers el kebir wasn"t necessary: france sunk own boats, churchill can"t take the potential german threat.
