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Operation Sea Lion

Unternehmen Seelöwe - The German plan for the invasion of Britain along the coast between Dover and Portsmouth. Scheduled for various dates in September, 1940, it was never carried out.

Link: Thus Perished Operation Sealion
Episode: The White Feather


OIC - Operational Intelligence Centre

Operational Intelligence Centre was the nerve centre of the British Admiralty in World War II, dedicated to collecting, analysing and disseminating information from every possible source which could throw light on the intentions and movements of German naval and maritime forces. OIC laboured, despite early disappointments, to supply the Navy and RAF with the intelligence that would enable them to defeat Hitler and his admirals.

Episode: The German Woman


Oxford

The oldest English-speaking university in the world, with a history spanning nine centuries. Situated in the city of Oxford, approx 57 miles (92 Km) north west of London.

Link: Oxford University
Episode: The German Woman, Eagle Day, Fifty Ships