So what happened to the navy at Crete without air cover? I believe they lost almost a dozen highly manoevrable destroyers including Mountbattens’ HMS Kelly.
Don’t mention the Prince of Wales and Repulse sunk by little men with pebble glasses either.
The JU87 force had been withdrawn from the battle by 18th August and was largely up to strength. They proved pretty formidable later in the Med.
Didn’t the Germans have a few U Boats as well?
The navy certainly played their part well but if the Luftwaffe had gained air superiority over the channel and south coast then I think stopping an invasion fleet would have been quite a struggle.
I think the unsung heroes of the battle were Bomber and Coastal Commands who did a fine job with inferior equipment. Their losses in aircrew were far greater than in Fighter Command.
Why do so called historians who weren’t even born at the time keep trying to question our military acievements? Maybe they think it sell more books!
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