Fighter Command was led by the Commander in Chief, Air Chief Marshal Lord Dowding. Key figures were a New Zealander, Air-Vice Marshal Sir Keith Park, Air Officer Commanding No 11 Group and Air-Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory, AOC No 12 Group.

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 radar, though primitive by modern standards, was absolutely essential. It gave the RAF fighter bases around London about 15 minutes' warning of approaching German aircraft and enabled the British fighters to get airborne before the German bombers reached the bases or reached London.

The primary reason for attempting to capture Stalingrad was it had Stalin's name in it. It was a political target only. It wasn't of any use to the German invasion because they hadn't captured the oil-rich Caucausus area. If they had captured Stalingrad, the Germans most likely would have taken the Caucausus oil fields, had many more T-34s in German service, held out another year, and had a slim chance of winning.

There were a few 'key factors' , but in my opinion the greatest was the determination and bravery of the British and allied pilots.

There were a few 'key factors' , but in my opinion the greatest was the determination and bravery of the British and allied pilots.

The fighter pilots of the Royal Air Force held back the Nazi bomber blitz. The Hurricane fighters engaged the bombers after the Spitfire interceptors drove off the Messerschmidt fighter escorts.

The Italians did not defend France and the low countries.

Britain

Because Great Britain was all that stood in the way of Germany taking full control of what is mainly now Europe. But Great Britain put up a strong air defence against the Luftwaffe (who were attempting to soften up defences by bombing) which resulted in air to air combat, mainly involving Supermarine Spitfires and Hawker Hurricanes of the RAF and Messerschmitt BF109's etc of the Luftwaffe.

England and France warned Germany that any invasion of Poland would result in war. When Germany attacked Poland France and England honored their treaty obligations with Poland and attacked Germany.

As the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and the head of the War Cabinet, Churchill along with his advisor's, made general policy decisions about the way in which the war would be fought. The day to day planning and directions during the air battles of the summer of 1940 were made by the Royal Air Force's senior officers, and were carried out by the squadron commanders of the RAF's fighter units.

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In the Battle of Britain, the Empire stood up, alone, against the might of Nazi Germany after it had demolished Poland, Holland, Denmark, Belgium, France, and Norway. Churchill said, "Even if the Empire should last for a thousand years, men will look back on this and say, 'This was their Finest Hour.'" Some critics thought he should have sued for peace, instead.

We responded with the Lend Lease Act, which is where we would sell guns and ammuntion to our Allies.

Germany and the United Kingdom

The chronological order of these battles are: 1) The Battle of Britain, 2)Stalingrad, 3)D-Day' and 4) the Battle of the Bulge.

Germany occupied most of it, Norway, Denmark, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Belgium Holland, Luxembourg & most of France. The BEF and some French & Belgians had been evacuated from Dunkirk, minus their vehicles and equipment. Militarily the Blitzkreig had swept all before it & it was, as Churchill described it so eloquently 'Their Finest Hour'. The British were so desperate for pilots they even used a man with 2 tin legs, who proved to be rather good at it, Douglas Bader, but the reality was the British wre fighting for their very survival & it was only the English channel that kept the Germans at bay. Had the Luftwaffe continued the airfield attacks rather than bombing London & elsewhere then it might have been different, the Battle of Britain, the Germans were nearer to succeeding than they knew in the autumn of 1940. As for continental Europe the idea of having an invading power on your streets & taking your industries to supply their war effort was, I am sure, unappealing, but, by a narrow margin indeed the British were spared the indignity. It would be 4 long years before France was invaded again at D Day, after a long stuggle through Libya & Tunisia, Sicily & the Italian peninsula, a brief, unsuccessful visit to Greece & the ignominity of Crete. As well as a huge, costly bombing campaign, far greater than suffered by Britain & the merciless War of the Atlantic. & I haven't even mentioned the Russians, who helped Germany to divide Poland & then went on to suffer Nazi invasion & desperate times indeed with loss of life which is incalculable.
The Summer of 1940 sees Germany in the ascendant. Britain stands alone. Much of Europe is now under Nazi control or influence. The French establish Vichy government, all other occupied states have Nazi Gauleiters: Norway, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Czechoslovakia, Poland & so on . Russia & Germany have an uneasy peace. How different might things be if Hitler had lived with that peace instead of the invasion which was but a year away.......

Such a coin was not issued.

Britain and India were on the same side in World War 2

The Battle of Britain is the term given to describe the air battle in Britain between the RAF (Royal Air Force) and the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) in the Summer of 1940. The battle took place as Hitler believed that 'Operation Sealion' (The Nazis plan to invade Britain) would not be successful unless the Nazis had complete air dominance over Britain before the invasion fleet arrived.

Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding was nicknamed Stuffy.