1. Battle for England

2. Background Took place September 7th, 1940-May 16th, 1941
Also known as the “Blitz”
Germany tries to defeat the Royal Air force and bomb London
Once this is done…invasion

3. Battle Begins German airforce is called Luftwaffe
During the Blitz, air raids bombard London day & night
The RAF come close to losing
43,000 civilians die in England

4. Hermann Göring
Commander of the
Luftwaffe

7. Stuka

10. England Prevails Germany loses 1,700 planes, England loses 900 planes
Hitler decides to cancel his invasion of England (Operation Sea Lion)
Radar helps England
Winston Churchill rallies England

12. An
Anderson
Shelter

14. Radar allows England to send/move planes to intercept Luftwaffe
Hitler starts moving planes and troops to the East
He has other plans for an invasion…