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On 16 July , Adolf Hitler ordered Arranging the preparation of Operation Sea Lion as a potential amphibious and airborne assault Attack on Britain , to follow once the Luftwaffe had air superiority over the UK .

In September , RAF Bomber Command night raids Attack disrupted Hindering the German preparation of converted Change barges , and the Luftwaffe 's failure to overwhelm the RAF forced Causation Hitler to postpone Hindering and eventually cancel Process_end Operation Sea Lion .

In his absence Presence the blockade was under the command Control of Captain Manley Dixon of HMS `` Lion '' and Nelson 's flag captain Sir Edward Berry , who were notified Telling of Decrés ' departure Departing by the patrolling Patrolling frigate HMS `` Penelope '' and gave Giving chase .

After having several peace offers rejected Agree_or_refuse_to_act by the British , Adolf Hitler ordered Request the `` Luftwaffe '' to destroy Destroying the RAF in order to gain Getting air superiority or air supremacy as a prelude to launching Motion Operation Sea Lion , an amphibious assault Hostile_encounter by the `` Wehrmacht '' ( German armed forces ) onto the British mainland .

In the aftermath of the raid , Hitler postponed Change_event_time Operation Sea Lion .

Britain rejected Agree_or_refuse_to_act peace overtures and on 16 July , Adolf Hitler issued Statement Directive 16 to the `` Wehrmacht '' ( German armed forces ) , ordering Arranging preparations for the invasion of Britain , under the codename ( Operation Sea Lion ) .

Both sides had suffered Bodily_harm losses but the `` Luftwaffe '' failed Earnings_and_losses to inflict Causation a decisive defeat on Fighter Command and the RAF ; the `` Luftwaffe '' had yet to gain Getting air superiority for Operation Sea Lion .

The Islamic State ( IS ) called Name_conferral the battles of Mosul and Saladin `` the Battle of the Lion of God al-Bilawi , '' ( ) in honor of Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi .