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Battle of Britain

“Battle of Britain” documentary clip

Battle of Britain Winston Churchill = Prime Minister (PM) of Great Britain -May 1940 France surrendered to Germany -June 22, 1940

Battle of Britain August-October Germany sent thousands of aircraft to attack British targets Hitler’s plan = destroy Royal Air Force (RAF) to make it possible to invade -Germans failed

Battle of Britain British had new technology -radar British air defenses = more effective than other countries’

London Blitz September German planes began bombing British ports & cities, including London -Hitler attacked civilians = tried to break the will to fight; demoralize -fires often worse than bombs

London Blitz 57 straight nights people took shelter in the Underground (subway) children evacuated to countryside/north

Battle of Britain bombing continued, but British refused to give in early Hitler called off his plans to invade Britain

“From Folkestone to Tintern: An Evacuee’s Story”