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| 1940 | Halder, Franz von |  |
| 7th Aug Rejects the Navy's proposals for carrying the Army as "suicide" |
| 1940 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| 20th June Plans for the defeat of Britai at the Fuehrer Conference |
| 2nd July Issues a directive saying a landing in England is possible |
| 2nd July Says preparations for invasion should begin immediately |
| 16th July Issues instructions to prepare for an invasion of Britain, "if necessary" |
| 3rd Sep Issues a directive with the decision to invade England be taken by 11th September |
| 3rd Sep The OKW issues a command saying the earliest date for sailing will be 20th Sept |
| 11th Sep Hitler postpones his order for invasion from 11th Sept to 14th Sept |
| 14th Sep Berlin Raeder advises Hitler that there is not enough air cover for an invasion of Britain |
| 19th Sep Hitler orders further assembly of the invasion fleet to cease |
| 19th Sep Hitler orders ships in ports to be disperesed to avoid further loss |
| 12th Oct Hitler calls off the invasion until the Spring |
| 1940 | Raeder, Erich | |
| 11th July Raeder advises British invasion as a last resort to force Britain to sue for peace |
| 14th Sep Berlin Raeder advises Hitler that there is not enough air cover for an invasion of Britain |
| 1940 | Rundstedt, Karl Rudolf von | |
| 27th Aug Given command of operations to invade England, subject to victory in the air |
