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 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
*Code Breakers - have broken the codes
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 Catherdral a sign of resistance
*Americans begin the lend lease policy in 1941
*known for his drinking and smoking
*Nickname = the Bull Dog
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
*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
*Code Breakers - have broken the codes
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 Catherdral a sign of resistance
*Americans begin the lend lease policy in 1941
*known for his drinking and smoking
*Nickname = the Bull Dog
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