Never was so much, owed by so many, to so few The Battle of Britain Never was so much, owed by so many, to so few

Phase One: The Channel Attacks The Luftwaffe begins attacking British convoys (groups of warships) in the English Channel Inflicted massive damage on the warships and the British stop using the Channel for their navy

Phase Two: Eagle Attack The Luftwaffe attacks RAF airfields in order to gain air supremacy. The RAF RADAR warning system coupled with the tight fighter control systems detected the incoming German planes. Accidental German attack on London-Hitler responds with full-out bombings in London, resulting in the Blitz.

Phase Three: The Blitz September 7, 1940: Luftwaffe begin air raids against London. September 15: Luftwaffe conducts two massive bombings-ends with 60 German planes shot down and 20 RAF planes. Hitler decides to postpone Operation Sea Lion two days later.

Phase Three: The Blitz After Hitler realized a land invasion of Britain was not going to happen, he shifted his focus to invading the Soviet Union. However, Winston Churchill had other ideas... brought the war to Germany, bombed historical town Dresden Hitler gets mad and decides to bomb, or “blitz” historical towns in England, such as Bath.

Phase Four: The End of the Battle Hitler realized Germany wouldn’t win the war of attrition with Britain: losses were exceeding British losses. October 31, 1940: Battle of Britain ends.

The Importance The first time Nazi Germany didn’t win The British forced Hitler to cancel Operation Sea Lion Germany focused on USSR