Operation Sea Lion & the Beginning of the Air War
- Hitlers plan to invade Great Britain
- Needed control of the air before this would be possible
- Luftwaffe begins bombing aircraft factory, hangars, runways, radar, convoys
- British come within days of not being able to sustain a defense
- Hitler promised Germany would never be bombed
- He changes strategy and bombs London for 76 nights straight
- Allows the RAF to recover
- Winston Churchill led many speeches to keep British Moral high
- Winston Churchill was the PM of Britain
armored cars during operation sea lion
Cartoon making fun of Operation Sea Lion
Summary
Germany was going to attack Great Britain, before it did however, it had to remove its airforce. Germany started to attack the Air bases and Hangers, so Britain Bombed Germany; this angered Hitler so he attacked London. This gave The British a Chance to rebuild their airforce.
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