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| 1940 | Halder, Franz von |  |
| 7th Aug Rejects the Navy's proposals for carrying the Army to England as "suicide" |
| 1940 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| Britain will not allow Hitler a free hand in the east & will not sue for peace |
| 20th June Plans for the defeat of Britain at the Fuehrer Conference |
| 16th July Says invasion should commence by mid August but the services revise this to 15th Sept |
| 21st July Sets the latest date for "Sea Lion" as 15th September 1941 |
| 25th July Plans to land 90,000 men in the 1st 6 days of the invasion of Britain |
| 1st Aug Issues a directive for launching Operation Sea Lion |
| 27th Aug Issues a directive for Naval & Army operations for the invasion of England |
| 27th Aug Says victory is dependent on vicory in the Air |
| 30th Aug At the request of the Services the invasion of England is postponed to 21st September |
| 3rd Sep Issues a directive with the decision to invade England be taken by 11th September |
| 11th Sep Postpones Operation Sea Lion by 3 days to the 24th September |
| 11th Sep The 11th Septmber deadline is passed & the invasion of England is cancelled |
| 14th Sep Postpones Operation Sea Lion |
| 14th Sep Postpones Operation Sea Lion awaiting orders to be issued September 17 |
| 15th Sep Suspends operation Sea Lion scheduled for 27 September |
| 17th Sep Operation Sea Lion is postponed indefinitley |
| 19th Sep Invasion fleets in the Channel & Nth Sea are dispersed to prevent damage by the RAF |
| 12th Oct After pressure from the Army & the Navy calls off Operation Sea Lion until the Spring |
| 12th Oct The British invasion forces are released |
| 1940 | Keitel, Wilhelm | |
| 1st Aug Signs jointly with Hitler the directive for authorizing Operation Sea Lion |
| 1940 | Kesselring, Albrecht | |
| Sets up a wirless intercept system to hear RAF messages |
| 20th Aug Pas de Calais Kesselring is ordered to concentrate his forces in the Pas de Calais |
| 6th Sep Goering arrives at Kesselring's HQ to take command of Operation Sealion |
| 1940 | Raeder, Erich | |
| 11th July Obersalzburg Military chiefs meet to discuss the invasion of Britain but Raeder advises against |
| 30th July Sets 20-26 September as the earliest date on which the Navy can be ready |
| 14th Sep Says Germany does not enough air superiority over England to launch Sea Lion |
| Oct Operation Sea Lion is called off |
| Oct Preparations are deferred to the Spring but only to keep pressure on the British |
| 1940 | Rundstedt, Karl Rudolf von | |
| 27th Aug Given command of operations to invade England, subject to victory in the air |
