Point taken, but I was actually replying to a broader concept from the IP. There was at least an imagined threat of a land invasion in late summer 1940, for which the UK was outmatched as far as land forces capability.TheMarcksPlan wrote: ↑16 Aug 2021 11:18In what specific ways, backed by citations, did the Battle of Britain impede UK's ability to rebuild its land forces?maltesefalcon wrote:If Germany did not launch an attack on Britain in the summer of 1940; it would give the UK time to rebuild their land forces
If Hitler changed his mind a year later due to UK's refusal to seek terms, at least the British Army would have had that time to bind their wounds and rebuild.