The Battle of britain (Operation sea lion)
- Beginning of the Air War
- Hitler's plan to invade Great Britain
- Needed control of the air before this could be possible
- Luftwaffe beings bombing aircrafts factories, hangars, runways, radar, convoys
- Britain was no match for Germany's army but, living on an island and had a radar (changed the way of war)
- Radar: used to detect bombs, where they are and coming from
- Operation Sealion: From water to land ( German Tactic).. Never actually happened just a German plan
- Operation Sealion was so close to be achieveable
The Battle of Britain was also know as Operation Sea Lion. This was the beginning of air war. Before Hitler was able to send his troops on land, to invade Britain. He first needed to take control of the air. Luftwaffe was Germany's air force. Germany's strategy was to bomb Britain's factories, hangers, runways, radar, and convoys. If Germany took all these things out it would have changes the war. The royal air force of Britain, bombed Berlin. In retaliation, Germany bombed London for 79 nights straight. British had control of Enigma, which gave them a huge advantage because they were able to find out when and where Germany was planning to attack.
- Hitler's plan to invade Great Britain
- Needed control of the air before this could be possible
- Luftwaffe beings bombing aircrafts factories, hangars, runways, radar, convoys
- Britain was no match for Germany's army but, living on an island and had a radar (changed the way of war)
- Radar: used to detect bombs, where they are and coming from
- Operation Sealion: From water to land ( German Tactic).. Never actually happened just a German plan
- Operation Sealion was so close to be achieveable
The Battle of Britain was also know as Operation Sea Lion. This was the beginning of air war. Before Hitler was able to send his troops on land, to invade Britain. He first needed to take control of the air. Luftwaffe was Germany's air force. Germany's strategy was to bomb Britain's factories, hangers, runways, radar, and convoys. If Germany took all these things out it would have changes the war. The royal air force of Britain, bombed Berlin. In retaliation, Germany bombed London for 79 nights straight. British had control of Enigma, which gave them a huge advantage because they were able to find out when and where Germany was planning to attack.
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Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few
ROycal Air Force vs. the Luftwaffe
- RAF outnumbered by Luftwaffe 3:1
- Spitfires and Hurricanes vs. Messerschmitt `62
- 24 Aug Accidental bombing of London
- Hitler promised that this would never happen
- He changes started and bombs London for 76 Nights straight ( Known as the Blitz)
- Allows RAF to reover
- British in control of Enigma
- St. Pauls, symbol of resistance
- Winston Churchill symbol of resistance "Never surrender" speech
The Luftwaffe out number the RAF 3:1, the RAF didn't stand a chance but Hitler's change of tactics the RAF had time to recover.
- Spitfires and Hurricanes vs. Messerschmitt `62
- 24 Aug Accidental bombing of London
- Hitler promised that this would never happen
- He changes started and bombs London for 76 Nights straight ( Known as the Blitz)
- Allows RAF to reover
- British in control of Enigma
- St. Pauls, symbol of resistance
- Winston Churchill symbol of resistance "Never surrender" speech
The Luftwaffe out number the RAF 3:1, the RAF didn't stand a chance but Hitler's change of tactics the RAF had time to recover.
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Winson Churchill
- St. Paul's Cathedral
- Nick named Bull dog
- 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
Winston Churchill was elected as British Prime Minister after the Fall of France. he is famous for his speeches during WWII and is considered one f the best historian of the 20th century.
- Nick named Bull dog
- 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
Winston Churchill was elected as British Prime Minister after the Fall of France. he is famous for his speeches during WWII and is considered one f the best historian of the 20th century.
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The u-boat Peril
- U boats using forward bases in France and Norway
- U boats being hunting in "wolf packs"
- German ships
- German fight a tonnage war: Britain was forced to have restrictions on food, lighting, coal, gas
- U boats being hunting in "wolf packs"
- German ships
- German fight a tonnage war: Britain was forced to have restrictions on food, lighting, coal, gas
The convoy system, Depth charges and escorts
- Convoys are used to get ships safely across the Atlantic
- Canadian ships
- Protected by destroyers
- Depth charges, Asdic, hedgehog, rader and long range aircraft, and carrier based aircrafts help cure the problem
- Canadian ships
- Protected by destroyers
- Depth charges, Asdic, hedgehog, rader and long range aircraft, and carrier based aircrafts help cure the problem
The mid- atlantic gap and how it is closed
- Range of bombers increased
- Carrier based aircraft
- More warships
- Carrier based aircraft
- More warships