Battle for England
Background Took place September 7th, 1940-May 16th, 1941 Also known as the “Blitz” Germany tries to defeat the Royal Air force and bomb London Once this is done…invasion
Battle Begins German airforce is called Luftwaffe During the Blitz, air raids bombard London day & night The RAF come close to losing 43,000 civilians die in England
Hermann Göring Commander of the Luftwaffe
Stuka
England Prevails Germany loses 1,700 planes, England loses 900 planes Hitler decides to cancel his invasion of England (Operation Sea Lion) Radar helps England Winston Churchill rallies England
An Anderson Shelter
Radar allows England to send/move planes to intercept Luftwaffe Hitler starts moving planes and troops to the East He has other plans for an invasion…