InformationThe Battle of Britain was the second World War air campaign led by the German air force against the United Kingdom. It lasted from July 10th 1940 until October 31st 1940.u
The Heinkel He3 (pictured right) was, in terms of strategic bombing, an effective weapon against Britain. It was not specifically made for World War 2 like the British military aircraft's. As a result of the 'Treaty of Versailles' (June 28th 1919) the German military were restricted to limited soldiers, lost land territory, banned military aircraft and naval forces. The Luftwaffe (German air force) requested that this particular plane was to be built as a large commercial airliner in 1934. However, with easy and cheap modifications it could easily be converted into a bombing aircraft which met all the needs of the Luftwaffe. Which is exactly what the Luftwaffe did. |
Why Germany lost the battle of britain
- The Germans fought too far away from their bases which made refueling and rearming impossible. This limited the amount of time they could spend over Britain before their fuel got low.
- The British air force could land, refuel, rearm and be flying again very quickly, giving them a much greater advantage.
- The British air force used the Hurricane (left) and the Spitfire which were exceptional aircrafts opposed to the 'mighty' Luftwaffe (German air force) out of date fighting planes, which were slow.
Winston Churchill (Uk prime minister)
"Never was so much owed by so many to so few" - Prime Minister Winston Churchill
This famous line encouraged great patriotism, is from a speech made by Prime Minister Winston Churchill which he presented to 'The House of Commons' on August 20th 1940. The original line in the speech was altered after Winston Churchill was practicing in his car with Chief Staff Officer Hastings Ismay. When he reached the famous line: "Never in the history of mankind have so many owed so much to so few". Ismay then said "What about Jesus and his disciples?" this forced Winston Churchill to change the line to "Never was so much owed by so many to so few." This speech was an inspiration to the besieged United Kingdom during the most dangerous phase of World War 2. He closed his speech by introducing the first phase of a strategic alliance with the United States of America, and referenced coming to an agreement on establishing various US bases in Britain.
This famous line encouraged great patriotism, is from a speech made by Prime Minister Winston Churchill which he presented to 'The House of Commons' on August 20th 1940. The original line in the speech was altered after Winston Churchill was practicing in his car with Chief Staff Officer Hastings Ismay. When he reached the famous line: "Never in the history of mankind have so many owed so much to so few". Ismay then said "What about Jesus and his disciples?" this forced Winston Churchill to change the line to "Never was so much owed by so many to so few." This speech was an inspiration to the besieged United Kingdom during the most dangerous phase of World War 2. He closed his speech by introducing the first phase of a strategic alliance with the United States of America, and referenced coming to an agreement on establishing various US bases in Britain.