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Operation Sea Lion order of battle

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The German plan for a land invasion of Britain in 1940 during World War II was code-named Operation Sea Lion (Unternehmen Seelöwe in German). This is the order of battle for Operation Sea Lion per the modified German plan produced on August 30, 1940.

German forces

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Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt

First Wave

Second Wave

Third Wave

First Wave

Second Wave

Third Wave

Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb

British forces

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Home Forces

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General Alan Brooke
Chief of Staff: Lieutenant-General Bernard Paget

References

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  1. ^ "9th Division". Second World War, 1939–1945 units. Australian War Memorial. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
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