A Stuka sank a Soviet cruiser with one bomb. The Bismarck was crippled by one torpedo fired by a stringbag.
Besides, I never heard anything about the British defenses against an invasion. The D-Day shore defenses were epic, but breached in a day.
Besides, I never heard anything about the British defenses against an invasion. The D-Day shore defenses were epic, but breached in a day.
They had all sorts of specialised and experimental weaponry, the links below cover some of the details. My late father was involved in their decommissioning as part of his National Service in the very late 1940s.
https://parhamairfieldmuseum.co.uk/british-resistance-organi...
http://www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk/other-wwii-defensive-s...
Given how secret it all was, I wonder how many of their arms and explosives caches are still hidden in the British countryside.
The Korp eventually was overwhelmed because:
1. The British were far better supplied with troops and equipment (also shipped in)
2. The Korp used Enigma, which the British had cracked. With that, the British knew where every German supply ship was and when, and sank most of it. They also knew Rommel's battle plans in advance.
The U-Boot fleet was also lost because of Enigma.
But it wasn't on the scale of the 'Atlantic wall'.
Trivia fact. They removed road signs during the war, to make it harder for an invading force to work out where they were. It also made it harder for British people to get around!