Operation Sealion - Late September 1940 Get your asses out of bed, Jerry is crossing the Channel! We've heard rumors for weeks from the French Resistance and have seen the pictures from our reconnaissance aircraft of the build-up at Calais but we didn't think Herr Hitler had the nerve to actually try and invade. Folkestone and Dover were heavily bombed last night and are still burning. Before dawn German troops began loading and have set sail with a ragtag fleet of civilian and military vessels. The Cliffs of Dover appears to be the landing site and rumors are running wild of German paratrooper landings all over. Several companies of elite Fallschirmjäger have occupied the town of Hawkinge making use of the nearby airfield impossible. Expect heavy ground fire in that area. We cannot allow the Germans to establish a foothold on English soil. Remember the words of the Prime Minister and do your duty today. ""If this long island story of ours is to end at last, let it end only when each of us lies choking in his own blood upon the ground." Winston Churchill Luftwaffe Briefing Weather: Partly cloudy, winds from the SW @ 5 m/s. Zeit: 06:00 After weeks of hard fighting OKW has decided to launch Unternehmen Seelöwe, the invasion of England. Under cover of darkness our troops began loading onto barges and support ships early this morning and are now a few kilometers off Calais. They will begin landing at approximately 09:45. The English defense is in shambles after abandoning most of their equipment in France and will be no match for our troops and panzers if we can see them safely to the beaches. In a series of daring pre-dawn operations, Fallschirmjäger dropped into England to capture key crossroads behind the beachhead including the critical airfield at Hawkinge. They are lightly armed and will not be able to hold against determined armored counterattacks. Bf 109 / Bf 110 Orders • Establish air superiority over the invasion fleet sailing from Calais (BB21) to Dover (AX23). Sweep the English from the skies! Ju 87 / Ju 88 / He 111 / Erpr.Gr.210 Orders