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bombing of the british airfields

Answer: The German blitzkrieg in the opening months of 1940 had overrun Norway, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, and most shockingly, France, with breathtaking speed.

Only Britain was still in the fight, and the British had left the vast majority of their heavy equipment on the beaches of Dunkirk.

All Hitler had to left to do to end the war in Europe was invade, or use his overwhelming military superiority to convince Britain to make peace (something most British politicians were prepared to do). To invade -- or merely to further improve his bargaining position -- he needed to establish air superiority for his invasion fleet.

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