Key Information
Reference code
LIDDELL HART 15/15/11
Title
Copy German papers [1947], relating to the Battle of Britain and planned Operation Sealion for the German invasion of Britain in 1940
Date(s)
- [1947] (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1 file
Scope and content
Papers from German sources relating to the Battle of Britain and Operation SEA-LION in 1940, including transcripts of directives and orders issued by Adolf Hitler, FM Wilhelm Keitel, Gen Alfred Jodl and Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring, Jun-Oct 1940, and proposals by Gen Schmid of the German Air Force Operations Staff (Intelligence) for the conduct of air warfare against Britain, dated 22 Nov 1939; extracts from OKW's directives for military administration of Britain, 1940; analysis of an interview in Jun 1945 with Gen Erhard Milch, former Director-General of Aircraft Production, and Gen Adolf Galland, former Commander in Chief Luftwaffe Fighter Arm. 1 file