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Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a World War 2 air campaign conducted by Germany against Britain in the summer of 1940. The objective was to gain air superiority over Britain in preparation for a possible invasion by sea.
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What was Canada's contribution to the battle of Britain?
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How did Hitler underestimate the british people in the battle of Britain?
Hitler expected a quick and decisive Axis victory over the RAF, and it was the first, vital step in a possible invasion of the British Isles.
But it didn't work out how he'd planned. The Luftwaffe was never able to establish the air superiority it needed for the land invasion.
What was the political atmosphere in Britain during 1550-1650?
Answer The period 1550 to 1650, one hundred years, covered many events in British History including the reigns of five monarchs, the lifetime of William Shakespeare, The English Civil War, the execution of King Charles I and many other events. "Britain", of course includes Wales and Scotland, where there were also numerous significant events, changes of government and changing alliances with other parts of Britain. It could not be said that there was a single "political atmosphere" during this time as the atmosphere changed so many times. It may be better to ask a more specific question.
Where was the battle of Britain located?
The Battle of Britain was an air battle fought in the skys above southern England in late summer 1940
Why did Hitler attack England during the battle of Britain?
The German Luftwaffe (airforce) tried in vain to bomb Great Britain into submission. Germany however failed thanks to the Royal Air Force thus resulting in a devastating blow to Germany, one it never recovered.
How many Allied aircraft were destroyed by the Italian Air Force in the Battle of Britain?
Ummmm roughly speaking I'd hazard a guess at precisely.... none ! I don't think the Italian air force was in any way involved in the Battle of Britain.
What was Hitlers primary objective in the battle of Britain?
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.
Why did the Battle of Pusan occur?
By the time the Communist North Koreans attacked on June 25, 1950, there were only 200 U.S. "advisors" in South Korea. By the time the U.S. military landed reinforcements the South Koreans and the initial U.S. units had been pushed to the area around Pusan. In order to allow for adequate reinforcements to arrive, a perimeter was set up. On September 15, 1950, the 3rd Brigade Landing Team (BLT), 5th Marine Regiment, landed and took Wolmi-do near Inch'on, while the remainder of the 5th Marines and the 1st Marines assaulted other area objectives. On September 16, 1950 the Marine regiments had established a line on the east side of Inch'on and began to advance toward Seoul.
Near Pusan on 16 September the breakout began but with limited success. American Army Units with Republic of Korea Army units (ROKA) attacked and were counterattacked, gaining ground slowly until 22 September when the Battle of the Pusan Perimeter ended.
This breakout was important in that space was needed to gain momentum for maneuver warfare and to seize the initiative. Military forces cannot gain ground in a defensive role, and the priority was to retake lost South Korean cities and territory.
Why did Germany bomb London in the Battle of Britain?
During WW II, Germany attacked Britain, and Britain retaliated. That's what happens in times of war. You bomb me, and I'll bomb you. Fortunately all of that is over, and Britain and Germany are good friends in the 21st century.
Why was Portsmouth bombed in the battle of Britain?
it is the main port where the british boats where and some still are there
Who were the combatants during the battle of Britain?
Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) against the (German) Luftwaffe and the Italian Air-force which launched a solitary raid on London.
It is worth taking note that fighter pilots from all over the British Empire as well as pilots from countries already defeated by Germany fought with British pilots in the RAF -
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
USA
Czechoslovakia
Poland
France
Ireland
Belgium
Holland
South Rhodesia
What happened in the battle of Britain world war 2?
Hitler during WW2 wanted Churchill (who had taken over Chamberlain) to ally with him and despite Britain being alone in the war against Germany until 1941, he did not give in to Hitler's demands. So Hitler decided to use force instead.
* There were two major types of battles during the period that Britain was under going attack # The Battle of Britain -This focused primarily on Military outposts, airfields and barracks. As in order for Hitler he needed to control the skies over Britain with the Luftwaffe(German Air Force) so he focused most of his attacks on Airfields and such. # The Blitz -This focused primarily on civilians and the main goal of this was to break public morale in order for them to speak up against Churchill and surrender however, despite Hitler bombing for London for 77 nights straight, all except one. Not one person or party spoke up. Hitler thought that he had defeated Britain and it would only be a matter of months before they surrendered so like at the battle of Dunkirk he stopped attacking and focused on the east, Lebensraum. This would prove fatal to his final downfall, as when he attacked in May 1941 (Russia) breaking the Nazi-Soviet Pact he was also being attacked from the west by USA and Britain.
The first allied troops landed on European soil on the 6th of June. Deliverance Day had come.
What was in charge of Britain during the battle of Britain?
The Prime Minister at the time of the Battle of Britain was Winston Churchill.
What was Canada's role in the Battle of Somme?
General Sir Julian Byng's entire Canadian corps of four divisions saw action during the Battle of the Somme. In all the Corps suffered over 24 000 casualties on the Somme, about 25 per cent of those were deaths. The Canadians held the line on the left flank of General Henry Rawlinson's British fourth army. On September 15th the Canadians attacked along the Albert-Bapaume Road and captured the town of Courcelette a heavily fortified strategically important German stronghold. Throughout the fall of 1916 the Canadians fought off repeated German counter attacks and conducted multiple attacks themselves. Before the battle was over, the Canadians took their primary objective: a deep system of fortified trenches the Canadians labeled the Regina Trench, and beyond, on November 18th, the Desire Trench. On November 19th, General Sir Authur Haig called off any further assaults and the Battle of the Somme ended. In addition to fighting in the four divisions of the Canadian Corps many Canadians fought in units of the British army and in the Royal Flying Corps actions over the Somme. Soldiers from Newfoundland and Labrador fought with the British in the opening attack on July 1st at Beaumont-Hammel. The Royal Newfoundland regiment took over 700 casualties from 800 troops involved in the opening attacks that morning.
How many people were involved in battle of Britain?
Germany committed about 4,000 aircraft to the battle in total, about 6,000 to 7,000 aircrew plus about ten times as many men in maintenance and support roles.
Britain had about 2,000 aircraft with 2,500 aircrew plus about 100,000 ground crew, observers and radar operators and command and control personnel.
In addition, the Germans bombed all the cities they could reach with their aircraft, menaing that the entire population of Southern England, about 20 million civilians were involved in the battle.
The only aircraft that fought in Battle of Britain were British aircraft in RAF and German aircraft in Luftwaffe. The Italian Air Force was not involved.
The only aircraft that fought in Battle of Britain were British aircraft in RAF and German aircraft in Luftwaffe. The Italian Air Force was not involved.
Was the Lancaster Bomber in the Battle of Britain?
No. The Battle of Britain was a defensive air battle, and the RAF fought the Luftwaffe with fighter aeroplanes. The Lancaster was a four-engined bomber which didn't come into service until after the BofB.
Describe the significance of Battle of Britain?
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.
Did Germany use radar in the Battle of Britain?
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.
What lesson did the allies learn from the battle of 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.
What was Goering's error in Battle of Britain?
The battle officially began on 13 August. Fighter losses were about even, but the Luftwaffe suffered from poor operational focus and shifting priorities. Unwilling to endure such heavy losses, Göring and adolf-hitlerswitched in early September to a campaign of city bombing, allowing Fighter Command to recover. On 17 September, Hitler cancelled SEALION, although air raids continued.
Tactically, the great error of Goering's was not attacking the coastal radar stations of Britain, which allowed the RAF to efficiently vector fighters to incoming German raids. This allowed the smaller RAF to concentrate its forces on specific German groups, achieving numerical superiority and thus inflict more damage on the Germans than would have been otherwise possible.
Similarly, Goering failed to make attacking the RAF's fighter airfields a priority. If even a substantial minority of them had been rendered inoperative, it would have effectively crippled the British attempts to defend themselves. The Germans would then have achieved a significant numerical superiority over Britain, enabling them to bomb with relatively few losses.
What was the strategy for the Germans at Leningrad?
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.
What Technology was used Battle of Britain?
because If the didn't have technology they wouldn't of been able to spy on the Nazi soldiers
Who was Britain's famous RAF pilot?
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.
