"We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be"
-Winston Churchill
-Winston Churchill
The Battle of Britain (Operation Sea Lion)
- Air Battle (Conflict)
- Name of proposed German attack (never happened)- Hitler’s plan to invade Great Britain
- Needed air control to make the invasion possible
- Luftwaffe begins bombing certain targets:
- Factories, Hangars, Runways, Radar, Convoys
- Very effective making it very difficult for the Air Force to fight
- British come within days of not being able to sustain a defence
- Name of proposed German attack (never happened)- Hitler’s plan to invade Great Britain
- Needed air control to make the invasion possible
- Luftwaffe begins bombing certain targets:
- Factories, Hangars, Runways, Radar, Convoys
- Very effective making it very difficult for the Air Force to fight
- British come within days of not being able to sustain a defence
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Royal Air Force (RAF) vs. the Luftwaffe
- RAF outnumbered 3:1 by Luftwaffe
- Spitfires and Hurricanes vs. Messerschmitt 162
- 24 August accidental bombing of London
- RAF bombs Berlin
- British in control of Enigma
- Upset British people leading to the bombing of Berlin
- Made Hitler look bad as he said to his German poeple that they would never see the war
- Spitfires and Hurricanes vs. Messerschmitt 162
- 24 August accidental bombing of London
- RAF bombs Berlin
- British in control of Enigma
- Upset British people leading to the bombing of Berlin
- Made Hitler look bad as he said to his German poeple that they would never see the war
The RAF Bombs Berlin: Hitler Bombs London (The Blitz)
- Hitler had promised this would never happen in Germany
- He changes strategy and bombs London for 76 nights straight
- Allows the RAF to recover
- He changes strategy and bombs London for 76 nights straight
- Allows the RAF to recover
Dogfights and the British Determination
- Led by Winston Churchill (The Bulldog)
- St. Paul's Cathedral: A sign of the resistance
- Americans begin the lend lease policy in 1941
- St. Paul's Cathedral: A sign of the resistance
- Americans begin the lend lease policy in 1941
Sir Winston Churchill
- Elected as British Prime Minister after the Fall of France
- Famous for his speeches during WWII
- Perhaps the best historian of the 20th century
- Knighted
- Famous for his speeches during WWII
- Perhaps the best historian of the 20th century
- Knighted
SUmmary
The Battle of Britain was an air battle conflict ignited by Hitlers intent to have control of British air on order for a successful invasion into the country. This lead to the Luftwaffe bombing of factories, hangars, runways and radar convoys making it very difficult for the british to fight and making them come within days of not being able to sustain a defence.