Battle Of Britain Flashcards
Berühmte Rede, wann und von wem?
We shall fight on the beaches
Winston Churchill
4th June 1940
How did Hitler plan to invade Britain?
By destroying the Royal Air Force
Couldn’t send soldiers - > RAF
Air Battle between…
Luftwaffe vs Royal Air Force
What happend in August 1940?
Goering (commander of the Luftwaffe)
Bombers to RAF fighter base close to Radar Stations
Why were Radar Stations vital to Britains defense?
It gave the RAF warning of German attacks
What was the problem with bombing Radar Stations?
Almost everything was underground
Only radar masts were visible
Radar masts were to difficult to hit frim the air
Goering changed tactic after bombing the Radar Stations didn’t work out. What was his new tactic and when? Was it effective?
He switched to bombing airfields and factories
24 August - 6 September
Very effective
Was Goerings changed tactic effective?
Planes can’t take off from bombed runways
Lost planes couldn’t be replaced
If he kept this tactic the RAF would have been defeated
7 September…
Blitz…
Luftwaffe changed tactics
Fighter planes and bombers over London
Revenge for Berlin
How did the Blitz safe the RAF
Whule the Luftwaffe was bombing the cities
Airfields and factories were repared and factories were able to replace the lost aircraft
15 September…
Goering launched the “knock-out blow”
Not really successful
After the 15 September what did some politicians think about?
Negotiating a traty with Hitler
But Churchill refuse
Vital: Britain stayed in the War
Who thought that Britain was worth backing up?
American President Roosevelt
-US military was promised-
German excuse on the raids on London?
Britains raids on Berlin - Civilians were killed
But not on purpose- bad weather- couldn’t identify the target correctly
