Operation Sea Lion and the Beginning of the Air War
• Britain had radar and was located on an Island in their favour
-Hitler’s plan to invade Great Britain
•Needed control of the air before this would be possible
•Luftwaffe begins bombing aircraft factories, hangars, runways, radar, convoys
•British come within days of not being able to sustain a defence
- Just a plan, never happens
-Hitler’s plan to invade Great Britain
•Needed control of the air before this would be possible
•Luftwaffe begins bombing aircraft factories, hangars, runways, radar, convoys
•British come within days of not being able to sustain a defence
- Just a plan, never happens
Summary: Hitler plans to take over Great Britain by taking over the air first. HItler bombs their factories and airports so they can not fight back.
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The Royal Air Force 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
•Spitfires and Hurricanes vs. Messerschmitt 162
•24 August Accidental bombing of London
•RAF bombs Berlin
•British in control of Enigma
The RAF Bombs Berlin; Hitler Bombs London
•Hitler had promised this would never happen in Germany
•He changes strategy and bombs London for 76 nights straight
•Allows the RAF to recover
-"The Blitz"
•He changes strategy and bombs London for 76 nights straight
•Allows the RAF to recover
-"The Blitz"
Dogfights and the British Determination
•Led by Winston Churchill
•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
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: Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister of Britain after the fall of France and lead the Britain through the was with his good speaking and decision making.
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