Operation Sea Lion, and the Beginning of the Air War
Hitler's plan to invade Great britain
Germany needed control of the air before it would be possible.
Luftwaffe begins bombing aircraft factories, hangars, runways, radar, convoys
Britain came within days of not being able to sustain a defence.
The RAF bombs Berlin; Hitler bombs London
Hitler promised this would never happen in Germany
He changes strategy and bombs London for 76 nights straight
Allows the RAF to recover (The Blitz)
The Royal Air Force (RAF) vs. the Luftwaffe
RAf outnumbered 3:1 by the Luftwaffe
Spitfires and the Hurricanes vs. Messerschmitt 162
24 August Accidental bombing of London
RAF bombs Berlin
British in control of Enigma
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)
Hitler's plan to invade Great britain
Germany needed control of the air before it would be possible.
Luftwaffe begins bombing aircraft factories, hangars, runways, radar, convoys
Britain came within days of not being able to sustain a defence.
The RAF bombs Berlin; Hitler bombs London
Hitler promised this would never happen in Germany
He changes strategy and bombs London for 76 nights straight
Allows the RAF to recover (The Blitz)
The Royal Air Force (RAF) vs. the Luftwaffe
RAf outnumbered 3:1 by the Luftwaffe
Spitfires and the Hurricanes vs. Messerschmitt 162
24 August Accidental bombing of London
RAF bombs Berlin
British in control of Enigma
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)