The Battle of Britain was the period of time when the RAF (royal air force) defended Britain from the air onslaught of the German Luftwaffe (german air force. In the end, Britain shot down so many German planes that Germany had to abandon any invasion attempts on Britain.
The Battle of Britain..
Admiration for Britain and suspicion of German intentions
They didn't. In fact, during the Blitz, Britain was begging other nations, like Russia, to open another front to take some of the German focus and ammunition away from Britain.
The German army crossing into Belgium, whose neutrality had been guaranteed by Britain.
The Battle of Britain was the period of time when the RAF (royal air force) defended Britain from the air onslaught of the German Luftwaffe (german air force. In the end, Britain shot down so many German planes that Germany had to abandon any invasion attempts on Britain.
The Battle of Britain..
Yes, the British Royal Air Force led the attacks against Germany in the blitz. Basically they defended Britain against large numbers of German aircraft and often attacked their bases in France.
The German Army defended the beach, and The Allies (England, US, etc)made the attack/landing.
Yes, King George hired German soldiers to fight for Britain
Mostly Spitfires and Hurricanes, but there were others.
Britain declared war on Germany following the German invasion of Poland.
The armies of Britain & France on one side against the German army on the other.
German, french and, spanish
The Battle of Britain was an air war between Germany and the UK.
German forces did not attack, they defended....
No, the Battle of Britain was an attempt by the German Luftwaffe to gain air superiority over southern England as one of several preconditions for a possible German invasion. The British RAF successfully defended the skies over England. The Germans did not attempt the invasion for that reason plus several others. The Battle of Britain occured from 9 July to 31 October 1940 as per the British historians, or from mid-August 1940 to the end of May 1941 as per German historians.