The Battle of Britain (Operation Sea Lion)
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
The 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
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
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
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
He was Knighted
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 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
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
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
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
He was Knighted