They never stood a chance. In those days Brits were willing and able to suffer a lot, in order to prevail.

The Royal Navy would have still made Sea Lion impossible, and even if Germany had gotten past that, they were never going to succeed with any invasion of England using the river barges that they expected to use...the whole idea was an empty folder of empty phrases and nothing of substance to back it up. Not to mention the fact that the UK was never close to losing the Battle of Britain, even when the Luftwaffe was hitting the airfields, they were never close to destroying the RAF.

The British would fight to the death, imo the Germans would not survive a Saturday night out in Liverpool

Have you seen British football supporters??

A 'Bonsai' charge? Ah, must be part of the Code of Bush-ido!

the problem i see for the germans is the sea, not just getting the invasion across but resupplying the forces, a panzer with no fuel ain't a great deal of use

When referring to the Japanese, I think you said ‘bonsai charge’. I think that you meant ‘banzai’, as ‘bonsai’ refers to the art of creating miniature trees…

If we had lost we would not now resemble a 3rd world country. We 'won' nothing

Even if it had gone all to plan, likely would have gone the Napoleon way. In the end these conquerors always fail.

You can't win a war with just aircraft, you need boots on the ground.

General De Gaulle, the head of the French Resistance, didn't spent the all war in England, he went to the french colonies in Africa to rally them to the French Resistance. Since June 1940, when France went down, he tought thaht, even if France mainland was lost for now, the war could and should continu in other France territories such as colonies and French government should go there. But when Petain took power in June he had different view... So, in emergency, he flew to London, to reinforce his position and alliance with Churchill and UK, and then went to Africa a few months later (not sure of the date, but probably in early 1941, maybe late 1940). You should read his "Mémoires de guerre" (War Memoirs), he's describing everything in many details (Churchill also wrote his Memoirs of the Second World War).

I think it is very difficult to say how the British would react if the country had been invaded, even though we would like to think that we would resist to the last person. We would probably be like the countries that were invaded - a small number would actively resist, a small number would actively collaborate and most people would just try and carry on with their lives as best they can.

Absolutely the Royal Navy would have decimated the Luftwaffe. You talk about attacking from distance but that simply was not possible at the time, they would need to get close to the ships to destroy them but would have been destroyed themselves in the attempt!

I love listening to you talking because you're right what you say

Conner please stop assuming the mindset of people is the same as the modern US mindset. It was a different time with a different mindset. Even today your boys fight for your country but our boys have one difference which makes us more like the Japanese we fight not just for our country but also for who sits on the throne.

What you have to remember is that the battle of Britain came hot on the heels of Dunkirk where the British army left almost all of its equipment in Northern France. The biggest military blunder in the war was probably the decision by the Nazis to switch from bombing RAF airfields to bombing cities. The RAF was on its knees as it says in the original video. Short of planes and pilots with airbases that were shot up. It was only that switch to bombing cities that saved the RAF and allowed them to rebuild and eventually repel those Luftwaffe raids. If that blunder of switching to bombing cities had never been made then within a few weeks the RAF would have been done for, Sealion would have taken place and at that time there would be very little we do to resist that invasion beyond naval action. Any nazi German forces that made the invasion beaches would have found a Britain that at the time had ZERO anti tank guns because every one they once had was lost at Dunkirk. There was even a lack of basic equipment like rifles. At that point of the war there were more men than rifles in the UK. Improvised weapons were being quickly made like petrol bombs and tying a carving knife to a broom handle as a sort of pike to stab someone with. The army was massively under equipped and was still in shock from its defeat at Dunkirk. Now I don't doubt that we would have fought on bravely with whatever we find whether it be rocks to throw at invaders or other such things but how long could we have lasted against an invasion force with tanks when we had none, anti tank guns where we had none, where they had machine guns and we were struggling along with a few rifles. The result may have been prolonged in coming but it would have been an inevitable defeat for Britain. Even with all the bravery in the world there's not much you can do without so much as a rifle against someone driving a tank or firing a machine gun at you.

One of the main problems with invading Britain wasn't just getting troops across, but supplies. With the RN holding the channel it would have be near impossible to supply the army Germany sends to invade, ironically creating a sort of reverse Dunkirk, where the German troops are cut off and trapped in Britain. Even so, getting to this point is already risky for the Germans, an invasion of mainland Britain would require a lot of equipment, manpower and munitions, things they would desperately need for operation Barbarossa as the Soviet Union was the main target. The question is not necessarily COULD Germany invade Britain, but WOULD they make that risk while possibly giving the Soviet Union more time to prepare. There is an alternate history movie called "Fatherland" which you might be interested in, showing a victorious Germany after a failed Allied D-Day invasion, fighting against a soviet lead guerrilla war in the east, attempting to seek a formal peace with the United States in order to team up and finish off the Soviet Union, but the events of the Holocaust never being brought to light. Its rather unrealistic, but is interesting to see how a Nazi Germany existing into the mid 1960's might look.

Always thought the idea of Britain not continuing the war - more likely after the battle of France - ie If Dunkirk had failed - and maybe no Churchill, and a weak the British Government accepted the peace overtures from Germany? No Britain, probably no USA entering the war! European colonies of the French, Dutch and Belgium would have been in German hands. No opposition to Italian expansion either. Would Russia have survived without Allied lend lease and Germany able to fully commit to its destruction? Would Japan, joining the Axis, would have access to Indochina and Indonesia without fighting for them? It could have been a very different world we live in today.

If we'd lost the war? I believe that within a few years the USA would have been forced to surrender to the axis forces, why? You ask. Germany was years ahead of anyone regarding atomic power and without the Norwegian resistance and British commandos sabotaging and delaying their advancements the East coast of the US could have become a nuclear waste ground. ICBMs would have been German not American or Russian 🇬🇧

Crikey. What if Captain Cook had a large leak in the ENDEAVOUR? 😊😊😊😊

Connor, as I have said on other videos, if Britain had fallen America would not have got involved, Japan had been at war with China for years they depended on oil to continue the fight, Britain was also at war with Japan, we asked America to cut back on the oil they were supplying to Japan, you did, this was the trigger for the attack on Pearl Harbour, which, in turn, brought America into the war, so, if Britain fell no need for America to cut back on the millions of barrels of oil they were selling to the Japanese, no cut back on oil sales, no attack on Pearl Harbour, America stays out of the war, Don't forget until Pearl the general public opinion in America was it's a european war we should not get involved....

Conor ,even the British house wife would have been armed with her rolling pin . 😊

let's go, 1hr video.

What would have happened if the little french dictator had landed on our shores and we didn’t have Nelson and the Royal Navy. ? Our ancestors would have carried on the fight ,and I should imagine fighting to the last man , just like in 1940 I believe the British population would have fought to the last ,and hopefully I believe that belief is still paramount to day ,it is for me it’s no sacrifice for our homeland and long history

We would of carried on fighting no matter what, the men and women had balls back then, and Evan if the Germans did manage to win it would only be temporary. Plus Hitler was terrified of the Queen consort. Ie the late Queen Elizabeth's mother.

Your thoughts mirrored my thoughts when you said would the R.N. survive air attacks with little or no aircraft to fight the bombers off. Not forgetting that the R.N. lost two battleships within a short time to Japan's air attacks as did Japan lose so many aircraft carriers and other ships to American aircraft.

I enjoyed that video and I like to hear you talk

I think what you're looking for is the "Mandela effect"

In 1940 the German Navy (Kriegsmarine) was critically short on surface ships which would be needed if Sealion had any chance of success. During the Battle of Norway the Royal Navy had annihilated the vast majority of their modern destroyer fleet and ships such as these are essential for escorting a vulnerable Invasion force. You have to look at the sheer scale of what the Allies did in 1944 for Overlord the naval forces involved were immense and were virtually unopposed by either German Naval or air power and even then it was not guaranteed to work. The Germans had no history or tradition of amphibious warfare unlike the British and the US and the ad-hoc invasion fleet that they could put together would be no match for the Royal Navy in the Channel. Even if elements managed to land there is no way they could be adequately supplied without a working port large enough to accommodate their needs. The British would put out of action any port that may have been suitable and Royal Navy would destroy supply ships in the Channel. Remember the Allies utilised "Mulberry Harbours" in Normandy giant artificial harbours until a suitable port was captured and their supplies were unopposed as the Allied Navies dominated the Channel. All in all the Germans never had any intention of attempting Sealion even if they had gained air superiority this is not air supremacy and Stuka's cant bomb marauding British destroyers and cruisers operating at night in the Channel. The only hope Germany had was to persuade the British to come to the table and sign a peace treaty which was in reality a far more likely outcome at one point. What we also have to remember is that as soon as Britain declared war on Germany the clock was ticking for the Germans as the British cut off the vast majority resources and materials needed for winning the war. Yes they had access to resources from the USSR until June 1941 and those captured from the occupied nations. However, those supplied by the former were never enough to meet the Wehrmacht's needs and the USSR could not be depended on and was expected at some point to declare war. The Germans did utilise synthetic fuel but again this could be produced in the quantity needed and was no real substitute. The Germans realised that this situation would be compounded even further if and when the US joined the Allies. so unless Germany could persuade Britain to sue for peace they would slowly but surely eventually run out of materials and resources to prosecute the war. If Britain refused to come to terms then they would need to think of another solution. The solution they chose was to invade the USSR in 1941.

Regarding resilience like Fanaticle Japanese , say that to the million French , British and commonwealth troops that died in the trenches of WW1 , they didn't face the other way and run ..... The Japanese couldn't run away and hide on small Islands , but they certainly did in Bornio , Singapore and Malaysia .....

The Japanese didn't fight to the last man in many cases in WW2

I think you underestimate the massive strength of the Royal Navy and don't forget, the Fleet Air Arm, and the relative weakness of the German Navy. I also think you underestimate the size of this "single LARGE Island", and also the fanaticism you might see in ANY nation that is defending it's homeland. Later on you mentioned we didn't have another landmass that wasn't occupied. I suggest that we did. Northern Ireland. In addition, it seems unlikely that Germany would have managed to take much more than the coastal regions of South Eastern England before running out of steam. Whether that would be enough to force a British surrender is highly debatable.

You can't Island hop with 50 million people on that Island , Japanese islands had a few villages and a few thousand soldiers ...

really enjoyed this video man,great history channel too,as for your remark at 24:00 germany made it clear several times that britain could and would keep its empire in its last appeal to reason,as like you said. they wanted to instantly focus on the USSR.

There would be better trying to get him to Australia a list of his safety

The thing that never appears to be mentioned in video's like this is that the UK is not just Great Britain it also includes northern Ireland a ready built redoubt which would have required a 2nd amphibious landing before you could say the UK has lost.

Aircraft would of been built underground in Scotland , US aircraft imported in ships ....

The description of the phosphor granate makes me think of napalm and the Vietnam war. Wonder how different the two kinds of bombs were 🤔 Could the Germans have taken over Britain - compared to how "easy" it was to take over Japan? Here you need to take culture into consideration. Those two cultures are very different and I think the British would have fought differently than the Japanese. When did the World know about die Endlösung? Well, Chaplin's "The Great Dictator" dates from 1940 ...

What do you think about Julian Assange?

Its easy to get across the English channel now, in fact the RNLI will provide you with safe passage 😢

Hi Connor, I may not of been the only one, but as I recommended it, I'm taking credit. Ever since WW2 military planners of many NATO nations including Britain and Germany have war gamed "Sealion", and the general consensus is, it would never work. The Luftwaffe at the time didn't have a bomb capable of piercing a Battleships armour. Plus during the night there was a plan for destroyer flotillas to make high speed runs through the invasion barges, swamping them without having to fire a shot. If the Royal Navy had been forced to surrender, and there being no European navy to challenge him, and the Royal Navy having more Aircraft Carriers than anyone else at the time, Hitler could have gifted the entire carrier fleet to Japan, and they rock up at Pearl Harbour with 14 carriers instead of 6. Also have a look at The Tizard Mission to the US in 1940, that took Britain's nuclear research over, plus research on the anti-aircraft proximity fuse, and the cavity magnetron, what one US historian called "The Single Most Important Cargo Ever to Land on US Shores". Just imagine if none of that had happened, the P51D Mustang would probable never have been developed, and if the Nazis had developed the bomb, they were working on the "Amerika Bomber" with the range to reach the US. I contend that, if Britain had fallen, Germany Japan and Italy would have ruled the world.

33:57 The Mandela Effect

It was all very close from time to time, and the country was called to prayer on 7 occasions throughout the conflict, when the odds were really stacked against us, however we pulled through. Thank God. Obviously we needed the input of American man power. Not necessarily the management of the generals, but the men and machines were very necessary. However, if we had lost and Naziism won through then obviously Europe would be under the influences of Communism and Naziism. As to whether further conflicts would have developed, that is questionable. Hitler latterly attempted attacks on Russia, which of course was a massive mistake, which would lead to a dramatic split of their resources. As to whether the Russians would have continued to have expanded the forthcoming USSR right across Europe, that may well have occurred. History shows that we won the Battle of Britain, but of course that was just the end of the beginning, as Churchill stated. Churchill was a very wise leader inasmuch as he knew his enemy. By continuing to bomb the German cities, that shifted Hitler’s mindset, so that he retaliated, which gave a time of relief for our airfields, and allowed us to maintain our airforce. What should not be overlooked, is that we needed to continue to import food from the US, which of course was very critical amid the Atlantic warfare. In your logical, but very naive mindset you are trying to work out conditions which you only assess from a comfortable bedroom, you need to think like the people involved. Hitler was psychotic. Many of his generals knew this. The whole nation had been indoctrinated as a result of very strict limitations on them since 1918. They were going out for total rule over of Britain. The hearts of the Brits were set solid against what we knew was wrong. When we are pressed into that situation, we do not give up. (That situation is being restimulated now against the emerging rise of Islam). The Royal Family were pretty well established in their position to not run away, albeit the Princesses may well have been shipped out. What is most odd in the whole situation, is that Naziism was out to kill all Jewish people. Considering the quantity and positioning of many powerful Jews set up within Senate and the banking system of the US, I find it quite odd that the Americans held off their involvement to resist the Nazis for so long. Regarding Japan, it is so odd that they appear to be so anti any faith nowadays, but they seem to had a total over commitment to their historic Samuri type of religious pride at that time. Those phenomenal people left at home in the U.K. knew their role to protect what they loved as their homelands. They were standing up against bombs time and time again. If all they had was a hose, they would hold and aim that hose until their job was done. Had Hitler not attacked Russia, we would have lost, long before we were joined by the Americans. So although Hitler was absolutely mad, his choice of Blenheim Palace as his HQ is a good choice, especially as that’s where Churchill was born. That would have been really cruel. I agree with you regarding Churchill in a defeated Britain. He would need to be disposed of. As you say once the atomic bomb has been deployed, it’s game over. History proved that in Japan. I think you are very gracious as to how you think of the American decisions. From the U.K’s position, to me they seem to be very self interested. They always wanted to be world leaders, but never seemed to want to take those responsibilities, as they always wanted everyone to love them. The Brits seem to be equally loved and hated, because we always took authority and leadership in the development of the empire, as a result there are good and bad long term effects to that. The rise of the American position to world leadership after the war was accelerated because Britain were the only nation who repaid their war debts to the U.S. This bankrupted our country, and so we were less able to be involved in the roles of invention, and leadership as before. It seems ironic that dramatic amounts of financial support was injected into Germany to rebuild their infrastructure and industry. VW was set up by English supervision⁉️ Us Brits are just too nice.

Take a walk around London in 2024 and tell me that we didn't lose.

Seen a better video done at Sandhurst with Brits & German soldiers .a must see. Cheers

5:50 how have you still not turned that off, 3 years later?

Conner have you watched the 1969 Film The Battle of Britain. It's accurate regarding events you would enjoy it. Prost, um I mean Cheers😊

They sound like they are describing Russia Ukraine Would it be worth it The last thing the Germans needed was huge losses and then having what’s left on a island

We did lose ww 2. It's just that not many people know it. ❤

I am so sorry I can't give the answer to you because I quite don't know what myself buttered be very very sad if Jamie took over Britain the be a lot of things change that would be so sad

Exersize we're done in the early 1970s between modern day German army high command and the British army top Brass after running a complete range of scenarios it was concluded that even if the Nazis would have landed on the UK mainland they would have been (a) decimated by the RN and (B) beaten back by the considerable defensive positions in situ in the south of England

These are not experts. They are either unknowns or comedy actors or history enthusiasts. A waste of time.

False Memory OCD.

Your reaction to this video is very interesting, but a little too much. A little less reaction would’ve been an improvement.

Ages ago there was a version of this on the BBC(?), but with people who actually had a clue. The jist of it was, the Germans would have invaded, but been kicked out after a few month, as the RN would have cut their supply lines (at great cost).

My guess is instead of "God save the king", they'd be singing "Deutschland Uberalis" as the national anthem today. And instrad of Kind George the 6th, Edward the 8th would have ruled.