While the Germans took the British Channel Islands, Britain has claimed that no Germans landed on British soil during the war. This is now known to be false. On August 15, 1943, twelve German soldiers landed on the Isle of Wight to steal radar components from RAF Lawrence. They were countered on the beach by British Commandos instead of the expected Home Guard. Some reports state that they were wiped out on the beach while some reports state they reached the radar station. No casualty listings for either side are official and the incident was wiped by Churchill who had all residents sign secrecy papers. The Germans arrived via U-boat. Had they been crack Fallschirmjaeger Paras delivered by DFS gliders they probably would have succeeded in overcoming the Brit commandos. Oh well, at least they did get onto British soil.