the battle of britain (operation sea lion)
•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
-the blitz
-He changes strategy and bombs London for 76 nights straight
•Led by sir Winston Churchill
•St. Paul’s Cathedral a sign of the resistance
•Americans begin the lend lease policy in 1941
•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 blitz
-He changes strategy and bombs London for 76 nights straight
•Led by sir Winston Churchill
•St. Paul’s Cathedral a sign of the resistance
•Americans begin the lend lease policy in 1941
Quotes
Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the House of Commons: "…the Battle of France is over. I expect that the Battle of Britain is about to begin.
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It was the Second World War air campaign waged by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940. The objective of the campaign was to gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force (RAF), especially Fighter Command.
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