A Nazi board game in which children can conquer Britain has revealed the chilling depths of German wartime propaganda.

The tabletop toy, called Wir Fahren Gegen Engeland - translating as, We Drive Against England - includes U-boats, fighter planes and bomber aircraft hellbent on defeating British forces .

Britain bravely held out against Nazi attempts to invade our island and hit BBC sitcom Dad's Army - about the Home Guard during World War Two - asked: "Who do you think you are kidding, Mr Hitler?"

The six-player game was designed in a deluded attempt to inspire hatred among German children towards the enemy during World War Two.

Adolf Hitler
World War Two Nazi leader Adolf Hitler used chilling propaganda. A board game shows his evil plans even extended to brainwashing innocent children

It depicts a map of the North Sea showing the United Kingdom and coasts of Norway, Denmark, Germany, Belgium and France.

There are two paths wrapped around the British Isles, one for Allied Forces and one for the Nazis, with each numbered stop representing a point of conflict.

Each number corresponds to a playing card, which contains a number needed to roll in order to destroy the enemy vessel or aircraft.

Battle of Britain
Wartime British forces, including the RAF during the Battle of Britain, fought tooth and nail to prevent Nazi invasion plans succeeding

Total victory was ensured once the player had taken over all the silhouettes in the circles, thus destroying the Royal Navy and RAF in the process.

Players are represented by a plastic submarine or Luftwaffe plane.

There is little market for such a game in Germany today which is why it was auctioned in Britain, where it sold for £350.

John Meyer, from Chiswick Auctions, which sold the game, said: "It's fascinating to learn the Nazis had a board strategy game with Britain as the baddies and it reveals so much about the tactics they adopted in an effort to get the upper hand.

"There is no doubt it's an example of Nazi propaganda, an attempt to unite German people against their enemy.

"Particularly shocking is that this blatant piece of propaganda was aimed at innocent children."

He added: "There are a lot of collectors of unusual memorabilia such as this, although it is outlandish there is a market there.

"It's very hard to judge value strange items such as this but all it takes for the price to shoot up is a pair of buyers intent on winning."

Included in the sale were two swastika armbands and a swastika-shaped jelly mold.