German mistakes in battle of Britain?

Answer 1

Hitler had a great respect for the British, he even thought that the British Security Services were the best in the World, such as MI5 & MI6. So though he had made plans to invade Britain, he always had a hope that the British would 'see reason' and join him in attacking his main enemy, Russia. So a great deal of the preparations for the invasion, were bluff, but could be turned into the real thing if the British did not 'see sense'.

He also believed Goering who was in charge of the German Air-Force, that it would be 'easy' to destroy the RAF. It's strange, that though Hitler knew, and respected many things about the English, he did not understand their 'Nature'. The British seem to 'potter' along and give the impression of being amateurish, but in fact, once their backs are to the wall, they turn into tigers, and can be as underhand and sneaky, as the next man. So he made three major errors, He allowed the British Army to escape at Dunkirk, and thought that these amateur RAF Fighters would be no match against his massive and highly trained Air-Force, and he continued to think that the British would join him, in time to fight Stalins Russia. Wrong on all counts!! On top of all that, he totally underestimated the British, and later, the Americans as well, but then, so did Japan, so Hitler was not the only person of Power around, who did not understand his Enemy.

Thank God!!

Answer 2

they did not use all of there planes