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causes of battle of britain
The English channel needed to be controlled by the Germans so they could launch an invasion on Britain.
The channel needed to be controlled so the British navy would not be able to have a invasion barges
If the Germans wanted to control the channel they needed to control the air.
So this meant they had to take on Fighter command, led by Sir Hugh Dowding, of the royal air force.
The main type of RAF plane was the spitfire and the Hurricane.
The Germans relied primarily on their messcherschmitt fighters and their junkers dive bombers-the famed stukas.
The channel needed to be controlled so the British navy would not be able to have a invasion barges
If the Germans wanted to control the channel they needed to control the air.
So this meant they had to take on Fighter command, led by Sir Hugh Dowding, of the royal air force.
The main type of RAF plane was the spitfire and the Hurricane.
The Germans relied primarily on their messcherschmitt fighters and their junkers dive bombers-the famed stukas.
key facts about the battle of britain
the battle of Briton was between Britain and Germany.
Germany focused on defeating the RAF.
Hitler got frustrated with defeating britain
The German air force is called the Luftwaffe
Germany focused on defeating the RAF.
Hitler got frustrated with defeating britain
The German air force is called the Luftwaffe
On this day in 1940, the Germans begin the first in a long series of bombing raids against Great Britain, as the Battle of Britain, which will last three and a half months, begins