1. Never was so much, owed by so many, to so few
The Battle of Britain
Never was so much, owed by so many, to so few

3. Phase One: The Channel Attacks
The Luftwaffe begins attacking British convoys (groups of warships) in the English Channel
Inflicted massive damage on the warships and the British stop using the Channel for their navy

4. Phase Two: Eagle Attack
The Luftwaffe attacks RAF airfields in order to gain air supremacy.
The RAF RADAR warning system coupled with the tight fighter control systems detected the incoming German planes.
Accidental German attack on London-Hitler responds with full-out bombings in London, resulting in the Blitz.

5. Phase Three: The Blitz
September 7, 1940: Luftwaffe begin air raids against London.
September 15: Luftwaffe conducts two massive bombings-ends with 60 German planes shot down and 20 RAF planes.
Hitler decides to postpone Operation Sea Lion two days later.

6. Phase Three: The Blitz
After Hitler realized a land invasion of Britain was not going to happen, he shifted his focus to invading the Soviet Union.
However, Winston Churchill had other ideas...
brought the war to Germany, bombed historical town Dresden
Hitler gets mad and decides to bomb, or “blitz” historical towns in England, such as Bath.

7. Phase Four: The End of the Battle
Hitler realized Germany wouldn’t win the war of attrition with Britain: losses were exceeding British losses.
October 31, 1940: Battle of Britain ends.

8. The Importance The first time Nazi Germany didn’t win
The British forced Hitler to cancel Operation Sea Lion
Germany focused on USSR