What had happened in the prior years? Prior to the attack on Britain, Germany had just successfully conquered France, along with most of the continent; the only thing that stood in his way of total rule, was Britain. Not wanting to disrupt the Soviet Union, Hitler decides to attack Britain first to gain power and achieve a high status amongst the world leaders that were in power at that time. Britain was also the last country responsible for creating the Treat or Versailles, which was a document that sent Germany into poverty in the prior years before Hitlers regime (Wikipedia, 2011). |
What was the Luftwaffe?
The Luftwaffe was the German Air force, which Hitler had created on February 26, 1935 (History Class, 2011). This air force was the biggest in most threatening in the air over Europe, consisting of brand new and totally redesigned technology- which was far superior then Britain's and France's (Wikipedia, 2011) What was the RAF? The Royal Air Force Fighter Command or "RAF", was established on July 14, 1936 (slightly after the Luftwaffle). The RAF was under the leadership of Air Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding, and consisted of many sub groups responsible for certain geographical regions over Britain. The Royal Air Force contained many British nation pilots; such as, Canadian pilots (History Class, 2011) |