. "Operational Plan Three" . . "German invasion" . . . . "~100,000\u2013200,000 total" . . . . . "~40\u201360 cargo ships" . . "invasion" . "Imperial German plans for the invasion of the United States" . . "Planned but never carried out" . . . . "Germany" . . . . "~100,000 total" . . . . . . "~160\u2013175 ships" . . . . . . "Imperial German invasion" . "(projected)" . . . . . "Ground forces:" . . . "1897-99 Imperial German plans to attack the United States and then capture Puerto Rico and Cuba" . . "Cuba" . "Naval forces:" . "Imperial German plans for the invasion of the United States" . . "~60 warships" . . "attack on the eastern seaboard" . . . . "~11 battleships" . . . "surprise attack on the United States" . . . .