Operation Sealion: The Battle Of Britain

The Battle of Britain was a battle between the German air force, the Luftwaffe, and the British air force, the Royal Air Force (RAF). This battle took place in the skies of the United Kingdom in the summer and autumn of 1940, roughly about 3 months (History.com). For Adolf Hitler to properly execute “Operation Sealion” (a very well detailed and planned invasion of Britain) successfully, he had to do everything he could to get rid of the British air force knowing that they will stop the invasion if he (Hitler) was still going to go through with it. On September 1st 1939, Nazi German soldiers invaded Poland. The British had sworn to protect Poland, so they sent ultimatums to Hitler and the Nazi Germany government. Hitler declined, and on September

These were the two well most known aircrafts in the battle of Britain. The Hurricane Mk 1 was wooden framed, and joined the Royal Air Force in 1936. It had a total of 8 very strong machine guns. It was mostly responsible for the defense of Britain, and was credited for taking down more enemy aircrafts then the other main fighter in ww2, the spitfire. The spitfire Mk 11 was more agile, and was faster then the Hurricane. The spitfire was responsible for the other German fighter aircrafts, as the hurricane was more used for taking out enemy bombers. It had a technological advanced all metal frames. It was extremely light, but strong. It took a little longer to build then the Hurricane, and was usually less sturdy because of its lack of weight. It was a perfect match for the German’s Luftwaffe’s Messerschmitt Bf 109 and was much stronger at lower altitudes. Spitfires shot down an estimated of 529 enemy aircrafts, to the loss of an estimated 230 that were shot down. Over 656 enemy aircrafts were shot down by the likes of the Hurricane, and 404 Hurricanes were shot down. The Bf 109 (German fighter) was probably the best air craft fighter in the world in the early 1940s. It was faster then the Spitfire; it could dive way faster and carried two strong cannon guns as well as two machine guns. Most of the German pilots had way more combat experience then the RAF men. Only major flaw was the range that they could go at. The

The battle also helped shape the new generation of technology. Knowledge and strategy won this battle for Britain, which forced people to realize that was key to winning a war. It changed aircrafts systems and the way they fight and fly and defend against enemy fighters. Invasions occur very rarely, as the battle of Britain was one of the first major conflicts that stopped the invasion process of invading another country. People have more knowledge about what’s going on around them, and by learning about the past mistakes they know enough to strengthen there defenses in their home