Why the Major Cities of Britain were Bombed by the Germans in 1940
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Why the Major Cities of Britain were Bombed by the Germans in 1940
Germany and Britain fought a battle from August to September called
Battle of Britain. This fight was for control over skies. There were
four major battles in battle of Britain in which Britain won. After
being defeated by Britain, Germans knew that they would not be able to
invade Britain, so they began to attack it in different ways and
adopted new tactics. They knew that if they carry their troops and
tanks on ships R.A.F (Royal Air Force) of Britain would destroy them
and sink their ships. So, they decided to destroy R.A.F first. They
not only planned to destroy R.A.F but also Britain's economy and its
war effort by destroying its factories. Factories were the main
economy of Britain so for destroying its economy, they bombed them.
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They also knew that Britain would do its level best to keep them away
from their colonies so as to maintain their empire. So Germany tried
to frighten Britain and desperately changed their tactics to create
fear and panic among people.
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They attacked the docks in London so as to stop supplies of food being
brought into Britain. They started bombing its main towns and cities.
The most affected towns by German bombing were Coventry, Glasgow, and
East end. In all, Germans killed over 60,000 people due to air raids
and they destroyed over 250,000 houses, so that people loose their
morale and hope and government surrender itself in front of German
dictatorship.
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they knew that some good would come out of it at the end of the war.
Another reason to suggest that these people were brave and united is
that there were a lot of volunteer groups. These people were not paid
they just genuinely wanted to help others. There were people who
joined the ARP, they made sure that people were safe at night and made
sure that people obeyed the blackout regulations. There were The AFS,
The Auxiliary Fire Service who were volunteers who supported the Fire
Service. These people risked there lives to help and save others.
So, Overall I cannot properly say that whether I agree with the
statement or not because people did carry on with their lives and were
brave and united but there were also cases of people being
self-centred and not caring about how their actions will affect
others.
Germany and Britain fought a battle from August to September called
Battle of Britain. This fight was for control over skies. There were
four major battles in battle of Britain in which Britain won. After
being defeated by Britain, Germans knew that they would not be able to
invade Britain, so they began to attack it in different ways and
adopted new tactics. They knew that if they carry their troops and
tanks on ships R.A.F (Royal Air Force) of Britain would destroy them
and sink their ships. So, they decided to destroy R.A.F first. They
not only planned to destroy R.A.F but also Britain's economy and its
war effort by destroying its factories. Factories were the main
economy of Britain so for destroying its economy, they bombed them.
======================================================================
They also knew that Britain would do its level best to keep them away
from their colonies so as to maintain their empire. So Germany tried
to frighten Britain and desperately changed their tactics to create
fear and panic among people.
=====================================================================
They attacked the docks in London so as to stop supplies of food being
brought into Britain. They started bombing its main towns and cities.
The most affected towns by German bombing were Coventry, Glasgow, and
East end. In all, Germans killed over 60,000 people due to air raids
and they destroyed over 250,000 houses, so that people loose their
morale and hope and government surrender itself in front of German
dictatorship.
==========================...
... middle of paper ...
...ecause
they knew that some good would come out of it at the end of the war.
Another reason to suggest that these people were brave and united is
that there were a lot of volunteer groups. These people were not paid
they just genuinely wanted to help others. There were people who
joined the ARP, they made sure that people were safe at night and made
sure that people obeyed the blackout regulations. There were The AFS,
The Auxiliary Fire Service who were volunteers who supported the Fire
Service. These people risked there lives to help and save others.
So, Overall I cannot properly say that whether I agree with the
statement or not because people did carry on with their lives and were
brave and united but there were also cases of people being
self-centred and not caring about how their actions will affect
others.