HIST 2057 Chapter : Case Yellow And Operation Sea Lion 1940
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Case yellow and operation sea lion 1940-41: hitler saw france as its biggest and most eternal enemy. Hitler had his eye on the prize which was invading, capturing and defeating the french army. After hitler successfully overtook poland as well as other countries like denmark and holland, hitler began his. Case yellow- battle of france: germany had been strategically planning case yellow for some time. They knew everything they could possibly need or want about the french army. The french found this plan comical and impossible. They did not believe that the german army could cross the ardennes much less defeat them. But hitler"s strategic planning won him the glory. Hitler was able to capture all of france: the french did have the british as reinforcements, but towards the end of the battle, Britain responsible for their capture and defeat: operation sea lion now begins, hitler was not as prepared for battle with britain as he was with france.