| 单词 | operation sea lion |
| 释义 | > as lemmasOperation Sea Lion b. transferred. In full, Operation Sea Lion, the code name for the German plan to invade the United Kingdom after the fall of France in the war of 1939–45. (Announced by Hitler in July 1940 and cancelled in October of that year.) ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > [noun] > specific operation overlord1943 sea lion1949 1949 W. S. Churchill Their Finest Hour xiv. 261 Our excellent Intelligence confirmed that the operation ‘Sea Lion’ had been definitely ordered by Hitler. 1951 F. H. Hinsley Hitler's Strategy iv. 83 In his [sc. Hitler's] mind ‘Sea Lion’ was never more than a colossal bluff. 1951 F. H. Hinsley Hitler's Strategy x. 191 The final cancellation of operation ‘Sea Lion’..was less important for itself than as an indication of the state of mind to which Hitler had already been reduced. 1978 ‘D. Kyle’ Black Camelot xi. 178 Heydrich..must have obtained Raeder's copy after Sea Lion was cancelled. < as lemmas |
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