The Battle of Britain: Britain’s Strong Victory Against Nazi Germany
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50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Battle of Britain. When Hitler decided to attack Britain in 1940, he expected a rapid victory for his army. Instead, the Battle of Britain became the most colossal air combat in history and led to the deaths of thousands of civilians. But it also showed the world that Hitler was not invincible, giving the occupied countries new hope and putting an end to the Nazi’s victories in Europe.
In just 50 minutes you will:
• Learn the key facts about the Battle of Britain and why it lasted for much longer than Hitler anticipated
• Understand the political and social context of the time and why Britain was left to fight the Nazis alone
• Analyse the impact of Britain’s victory on the rest of the world and how it marked the beginning of the end of Nazi rule over Europe
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Key information
When: Between 10 July and 31 October 1940
Where: In Great Britain
Context: World War II (1939-1945)
Belligerents: Nazi Germany against Great Britain
Commanders and leaders:
Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister (1874-1965)
Hugh Dowling, RAF Air Marshal (1882-1970)
Hermann Goering, German Marshal (1893-1946)
Outcome: Victory for Britain
Victims:
1733 air crafts destroyed on the German side
915 fighter planes destroyed, 450 fatalities among the RAF
14 280 civilians killed and 20 325 injured in Britain
Introduction
Originally intended to foreshadow a Nazi invasion of Great Britain in Autumn 1940 which Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) postponed several times, the Battle of Britain was the most colossal air combat history had ever known. Hitler’s aim was to destroy British Air Forces in the space of several weeks and laugh in the face of Marshal Goering’s optimism. This would facilitate a German invasion of British soil; if the Nazis succeeded in crossing the channel, their victory in Western Europe would be complete. Once Britain had been conquered, Hitler planned to send troops back eastward to spearhead an attack on the USSR in spring 1941 to realise his vision as described in his 1923 autobiography Mein Kampf: Europe ruled by Germany where Communism was defeated and Eastern Europe was reduced to slavery. This was to be achieved through Blitzkrieg military strategy, where opponents’ defences were quickly defeated through short intense attacks, Germany being incapable of sustaining a more prolonged war.
When the Battle of Britain began in 1940, Great Britain was the last European democracy to face up to the then-victorious Nazi Germany. This was, however, precluded by a