Armament related to the proposed United States Invasion The Wehrmacht, in planning for the British invasion developed some types of airborne and amphibious tanks and other special heavy armour, later considered for an eventual invasion of America: Panzer I C Sd. Kfz. 101 Neuer Art, (Pz I Airborne Tank) Panzer II amphibious (Schwimmpanzer II) Panzer III M Sd. Kfz. 141/1 (Pz III Amphibious version) Panzer III N Sd. Kfz. 141/2 (Pz III Amphibious version) Panzer Pzkfw III G Sdkfz 141 Ausf. G als Tauchpanzer (Pz IIIG Amphibious version) Kfz.2s Swim Wagen (Falks Wagen 166) (Personal Amphibious Vehicle) Land Wasser Schlepper (LWS) (APC Amphibious Vehicle) Gepanzerte Mannschaftstransportwagen Kätzchen (GMK) (Land APC) Waffenträger (Styer prototype) (Self Pourpose/Heavy Tank Destroyer) Selbstfahrlafette L/61 12,8cm "Sturer Emil"(Self Pourpose/Heavy Tank Destroyer) Panzer IVb/105 SdKfz.165/1 "Geschützwagen" IV/105 le. FH. 18/1 auf "Geschützwagen" IV b, Sd. Kfz.165/1 (Heavy Support/Assault Gun) The Kriegsmarine, ordered the design of some aircraft carriers (Based on Akagi-Type Great Japanese Navy Flag-Carriers):
Graf Zeppelin Carrier Peter Strasser/Deutschland Carrier Europa Carrier(Project) Carrier based Aircraft (such units were intended for equiping the Luftwaffe/Kriegsmarine 650th Geschwader): The Luftwaffe "Amerika Bomber" designs for strike against Also ordered for transport of airborne forces and light vehicles in planned British invasion were the ultra-heavy giant armed assault glider Junkers Ju 322 "Mammut". Such vehicles were supposed to be used in an invasion of America alongside the Messerschmitt Me 321 "Gigant" heavy transport glider.
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Operations supposedly related to the planned invasion of the United States Orders to send German saboteurs to U.S. territory, along with spies and collaborators German forces sent agents to Greenland to install a base for secret operations in the area, along with use of the radio station in Saint Pierre Miquelon Island, under the administration of France German submarine missions to Atlantic coasts and Caribbean area, with submarines such as U-134, U-853 and others. Maritime reconnaissance flights by German flying boats Blohm und Voss Bv 222 C-0 "Wiking" from France and Norway to the north and central Atlantic area to watch Iceland, Greenland, and the Canadian and coasts. The successful long range and evaluative flight and return to base of a Junkers 390, in August 1944, from Biscay coast in occupied France to within 20 Km of the U.S. coast, near New York State
Also, the planned use of special mobile launchers from French coasts for launching one ultra long-range multi-stage V-4 "Rheinbote" missile or other similar type. |
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