It was significant as the first defeat of Germany in WW2. There was a time in this that the Germans were winning, and winning significantly. Had the Luftwaffe persevered and pushed the RAF much further north then it may have been possible for the invasion, Sealion, to have been practicable. The change to strategic night bombing of London & elsewhere, the Blitz, was a grave error. The fact was the Engish Channel was the lifeline which kept Britain free from invasion. But I'm thinking the Luftwaffe was far better prepared for WW2 than the RAF, especially in 1940. Yes, both the Spitfire & Hurricane were great aircraft, but the German bombers were numerous and for their time were effective in bringing great destruction. Had the attacks on the airfields been maintained & the RAF forced north of, say, Watford, because of destructon of runways & facilities.....not to mention depredation of the fighters, then the result might have been different in time.

Yes, Radar helps detect aircraft & ships. The first well-known use was during the 1940 Battle of Britain when the British used Radar and visual spotters to detect German aircraft flying from France, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, and Norway towards Great Britain.

lesson 1# Racial equality.

lesson 2# Pro-active international involvement.

lesson 3# Maintaining a strong military (with the strength and speed to quickly respond to international incidents) during peacetime.

lesson 4# Read your history book yourself rather than having random people doing your home-work.

The strategy changed from time to time, thus costing the Germans their most likely opportunities for success in seizing the city. The original Barbarosa plan had Leningrad as the prime objective and many military leaders were in support of that plan (obviously). The reason being that Leningrad was the symbolic birthplace of Soviet communism in 1917. It was also the second largest city in the USSR and a major industrial center (about 10% of Soviet industry was in the greater area). About as important as all of these issues was that its capture would secure two important German objectives. One was that it would eliminate Soviet naval presence in the Baltic, allowing Germany to supply its forces in the north and center much easier, without trouble from partisans, at the same time relieving somewhat the strain on the rail system. Second, it would give direct land access to Finland, an important Axis ally. The loss of Leningrad by the Russians might even lead them to abandon Murmansk and the Petsamo nickle mines, since supplying those areas would be almost impossible. However, due to success in the center the German plan changed and most generals wanted to go towards Moscow, a much more important city for population, transportation, industry and command than Leningrad. In fact, it is likely that that fall of Moscow would lead directly to the fall of Leningrad since the city could not be supplied, even tenuously, once the rail system to Moscow was cut. In the event, Hitler overrode both plans and went for Kiev/Ukraine. Leningrad thus became a secondary target for the rest of the war. This change in strategy meant that Leningrad in 1941, since it did not fall easily, was to be blockaded. This was accomplished by the German forces in the fall of 1941 leading to the starvation of well over a million in the city over the next year or so. For 1942 it was originally planned by the Germans to attack the city again, but this was called off last minute and the forces so accumulated were sent to Stalingrad. Thus, after the initial battles of 1941, Leningrad became a relatively quiet front for the Germans. The Soviet citizens in the city were either evacutated over time, or succumbed to starvation/disease. As such by early 1943 the city was one big military base for the Soviets with well over 500,000 hardened troops dug in. Germany had lost all opportunity to seize the city by this point and the troops involved in the blockade were just waiting for the Soviets to attack. In 1944 the already weakened German blockade was broken and civilians started coming back into the city.

because If the didn't have technology they wouldn't of been able to spy on the Nazi soldiers

There were several famous WW2 Briitish fighter pilots. One of the most famous was Douglas Bader. He was a fighter pilot in the 1930, when he crashed in a "Bulldog", resulting in the loss of both legs; one below the knee and one above.

When Britain entered WW2, Bader petitioned to be allowed to re-enter the military and fly airplanes. He was granted permission and he became an ace in the Battle of Britain. Bader proposed using massed flights of figthers to defend against the German bombers. I believe he lead some of these flights into battle.

He was shot down and captured by the Germans. The British flew an aircraft over German lines to drop him a replacement pair of legs. Bader attempted escape from a 2nd story hospital ward, so the Germans confiscated his legs.

The US, among other countries not involved with the European war, were spectators to the Battle of Britain, which took place in the fall of 1940. The only special effect the battle had upon the US; was the fact that Britain and the US speak a common language, and the US had at one time been part of the British Empire (Revolutionary War 1776). In effect, it was like watching our relatives involved in a fight.

There were many famous quotes by Winston Churchill - he was an incredibly good orator.

By Soldiers can one assume you mean Airmen ? The British & allied lost 446 killed. German losses would be in excess of 1 000.

The battle of Britain was won because of loads of thinking, planning and preparing weapons.

Britain was committed to defend France and Belgium and since they joined the Britain did

Winston Churchill ran for PM after WWII but lost. Later though he ran again for PM, in 1951, and won, but soon had to retire due to his health.

Concerning WWI:

The Russian Revolution of 1917, Lenin's Communist uprising against the Tsar, profoundly affected World War I. Before the Russian Revolution, the Russian Empire was a member of the Triple Entente (World War I's "Allied Powers:" the UK, France, Russia, and later the US) and was the principle fighting force against Germany and Austria-Hungary's eastern borders and against the Ottoman Empire. However, with the murder of the Tsar and the fall of Russia into Communism, the Russians ended their involvement in the War with the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. The Russians withdrew, and the Germans and Austrians fought on against Britain and France in the trenches of northern France and Belgium. The War went on for far longer than it would have if Russia had stayed in the fight.

Concerning WWII:

The Russian Revolution brought Lenin, and therefore Stalin (Lenin's successor) to power. Stalin's numerous political interactions with Hitler and the Third Reich played a major role in WWII events. The Nazi-Soviet Pact, the Secret Partition of Poland, and the surprise attack of Operation Barbarossa were all made possible by Nazi-Soviet friendship, which Hitler betrayed when he invaded the USSR in 1941 (Barbarossa). The fact that the USSR was Communist and that Nazi Germany was fascist heightened Nazi-Soviet tensions (fascism and Communism don't get along well). Communism, the direct product of Lenin's 1917 revolution, would come to define not only an important part of WWII but also the majority of the 20th Century (the Cold War).

Germany's air force was far larger and better than Britain's. Before the battle of Britain Hitler bombed the airfields trying to destroy the RAF. He then turned his attention to all the major cities and industrial areas and so gave the RAF a chance to reagin power. we had very few pilots and so many polish, Czech and french pilots flew for us. we had the hurricane and the spitfire, wheras the Germans had the mesherschmitt 109. But Herman Goering (leader of Germany's air force) wanted the fighters to stay close to the bombers and so they lost the advantage of speed and surprise. The british managed to repel the attack and so a turning point in the war came about.

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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

* British Casualties: 1,547 aircraft; 27,450 dead civilians, 32,138 wounded civilians; 498 RAF pilots * German Casualties: 1,887 aircraft

The battle of took place because Hitler was trying to cut off British supplies by blowing up transport boats but he needed air superiority so he didn't expect are RAF and we then gained air superiority which annoyed him so he tried again and again to blow are cities up put he just couldn't do it.

So that's the battle of Britain wrapped up quickly.

The cast of The Battle of Britain - 2010 includes: Winston Churchill as himself Adolf Hitler as himself Ewan McGregor as himself Colin McGregor as himself Cliff Spink as Flight Instructor

Rowan's Battle of Britain was created in 2000.

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