* British Casualties: 1,547 aircraft; 27,450 dead civilians, 32,138 wounded civilians; 498 RAF pilots * German Casualties: 1,887 aircraft
This a rather hard question to answer. German civilians were not involved in the Battle of Britain (or at least not directly - they did contribute by manufacturing German aircraft in factories). The Battle of Britain was fought entirely over England itself and was an air battle. It was an attempt by Germany to destroy the RAF by bombing airfields out of existence.
The Battle of Britain was fought in the skies over Southern England in late summer 1940 between the German and British Air Forces. The Germans eventually withdrew because of unacceptably high losses of pilots and aircraft.
By Soldiers can one assume you mean Airmen ? The British & allied lost 446 killed. German losses would be in excess of 1 000.
Fighter Command recorded 544 air crew killed, and 422 wounded during the Battle of Britain. During that period, they killed 3,336 German aircrew and captured 967.
In the Battle of Britain, it was all air vs. air. The British RAF against the Nazi's Luftwaffe. In the desperate battle the was the Battle of Britain, hundreds of RAF pilots died defending it, but German losses were much higher. RAF suffered hundreds. The Luftwaffe suffered thousands. That's impressive no matter who you ask.
This a rather hard question to answer. German civilians were not involved in the Battle of Britain (or at least not directly - they did contribute by manufacturing German aircraft in factories). The Battle of Britain was fought entirely over England itself and was an air battle. It was an attempt by Germany to destroy the RAF by bombing airfields out of existence.
The Battle of Britain was fought in the skies over Southern England in late summer 1940 between the German and British Air Forces. The Germans eventually withdrew because of unacceptably high losses of pilots and aircraft.
The outcome of the battle of Britain was that Germany stopped fighting because they didn't have enough flying combat. German losses were so high that they abandoned their invasion plans.
By Soldiers can one assume you mean Airmen ? The British & allied lost 446 killed. German losses would be in excess of 1 000.
The outcome of the battle of Britain was that Germany stopped fighting because they didn't have enough flying combat. German losses were so high that they abandoned their invasion plans.
Germany and Scotland, however there was a squadron of expatriate Polish pilots in Scotlands Air Force Britians are wimps though. Germany and Britain
Britain lost about 700 aircraft.
Fighter Command recorded 544 air crew killed, and 422 wounded during the Battle of Britain. During that period, they killed 3,336 German aircrew and captured 967.
In the Battle of Britain, it was all air vs. air. The British RAF against the Nazi's Luftwaffe. In the desperate battle the was the Battle of Britain, hundreds of RAF pilots died defending it, but German losses were much higher. RAF suffered hundreds. The Luftwaffe suffered thousands. That's impressive no matter who you ask.
The German general, during various World War I and II engagements, often employed strategies that aimed to disrupt British forces through tactical maneuvers, artillery bombardments, and psychological warfare. In specific battles, such as the Battle of Britain, German forces targeted British infrastructure and cities in an attempt to demoralize the population and weaken military resolve. Additionally, German generals coordinated assaults that led to significant British military casualties and territorial losses. Overall, their actions were part of broader military strategies aimed at achieving dominance in Europe.
The Luftwaffe discontinued the battle because of unacceptably high losses of aircraft and pilots.
The Battle of Britain was an air battle fought over southern England in the late summer of 1940 with the Luftwaffe trying to gain air superiority over the RAF before the planned land invasion of the UK could take place. German aircraft losses were so high that Hitler abandoned his planned invasion