These chilling never-before-seen images show German forces preparing to invade the UK. A fleet of Nazi armoured landing craft can be seen in the English Channel with the White Cliffs of Dover in the background, caught in a gun’s range finder.
They were part of a massive force created by Adolf Hitler in 1940 ahead of a planned seaborne invasion, codenamed Operation Sealion.
The photos were taken by German army soldier Ernst Grossman during sea trials in the Channel. They serve as a stark reminder of how close Germany came to invading the British isles Many of the photos show some of the 150 flat-bottomed landing craft Germany designed and built ahead of the invasion.
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