operation sea lion and the beginning of the air war
- 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
-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
the royal air force vs the luftwaffe
- RAF outnumbered 3 : 1 by Luftwaffe
-Spitfires and Hurricanes vs. Messerschmitt 162
-August 24 : Accidental bombing of London
-RAF bombs Berlin
-British in control of Enigma
-Spitfires and Hurricanes vs. Messerschmitt 162
-August 24 : 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
- "Arsenal of Democracy"
-St. Paul's Cathedral a sign of the resistance
-Americans begin the lend lease policy in 1941
- "Arsenal of Democracy"
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
Before undertaking Operation Sea Lion, Germany had to destroy the RAF, Royal Air Force. Luftwaffe, a German airforce, started bombing aircraft factories, runways, radars, hangars & convoys; however, when a bomb was accidentally dropped on London, Churchill decided to drop bombs on Berlin, which upset Hitler so he changed his tactics and bombed London for 76 nights straight, but the St. Pauls Church never fell, so it was depicted as a symbol of hope. Once the RAF recovered and becomes strong, Britain is able to overcome Operation Sea Lion.