Operation Sea Lion
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, Operation Sea Lion has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Rest Is History (Dec 2025). Germany's planned invasion of Britain, which was contingent on winning the Battle of Britain.
Operation Sea Lion, also written as Operation Sealion, was Nazi Germany's code name for their planned invasion of the United Kingdom. It was to have taken place during the Battle of Britain, nine months after the start of the Second World War. Following the armistice with France after the Battle of France, Adolf Hitler, the German Führer and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, hoped the British government would accept his offer to end the state of war between the two. He considered invasion t
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on The Rest Is History |
| Field | Military |
Who talks about Operation Sea Lion on podcasts?
Tom Holland brought up Operation Sea Lion; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on The Rest Is History.
- Would Britain Have Beaten an Invasion in 1940? on The Rest Is History (Dec 2025) — Tom Holland
What is Operation Sea Lion mentioned alongside?
Operation Sea Lion is most often mentioned alongside Grand Admiral Erich Raeder, Joachim von Ribbentrop and Marshall Pétain.
Mentioned together: Grand Admiral Erich Raeder, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Marshall Pétain, Joseph Stalin, Portugal, Luftwaffe, Lord Halifax, Sir Max Hastings, Germany, Richard J. Evans