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Hitler wanted to destroy the British war effort by destroying the docks and the Navy, and the Royal Air Force. This meant his invasion of Britain, codenamed Operation Sealion, would be a lot easier.

Originally, Goering (the head of the German Airforce, the Luftwaffe) sent his bombers to destroy British airfields, which he boasted would only take a few weeks. This was very successful, and the RAF would soon have been destroyed, if a lone German bomber had not accidentally bombed the outskirts of London one night. Churchill ordered that Berlin be bombed in retaliation, and in outcry, Hitler ordered that all attacks on RAF airfields be halted and the attack of British cities begin. This meant that the RAF could recover, and meant that we could fight back the Luftwaffe.

Hitler's aim in the Battle of Britain was to weaken the UK sufficiently so that he could invade.

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