The Battle of Britain
After the battle of Dunkirk, Hitler now had a plan on invading Britain, soon to start July 10th, 1940. Knowing that Royal Air Force fighters and bombers would inflict damage if Germans tried to cross the channel, he sent the Luftwaffe (the German airforce) to destroy aircraft factories, airfields, and radar stations in Britain to gain control of the air.
The Luftwaffe was much greater and had more trained pilots and experienced air and ground crew than the RAF (Royal Air Force). However, the British had many more advantages.
The greatest advantage was that they had superior radar, which aided the RAF fighter planes to track and shoot down Luftwaffe bombers before they would reach their targets.
The other advantage was that Canada and the Allied countries were sending in more pilots, radar personnel, replacement aircraft, and other necessary supplies as quickly as possible. The Canadians were at Britain's side in battle.
Even with these advantages, Britain was no match for the German airforce until Hitler made a strategic mistake. A German from the airforce had unintentionally bombed London, and in return, the RAF bombed Berlin.
What then followed was called "The Blitz", where for 57 consecutive nights, German planes would drop bombs on London, destroying many parts of the city and killing about 43, 000 people.
By May 1941, it has been decided that the British have won the battle due to the many mistakes made by Hitler and the German air force.
The Luftwaffe was much greater and had more trained pilots and experienced air and ground crew than the RAF (Royal Air Force). However, the British had many more advantages.
The greatest advantage was that they had superior radar, which aided the RAF fighter planes to track and shoot down Luftwaffe bombers before they would reach their targets.
The other advantage was that Canada and the Allied countries were sending in more pilots, radar personnel, replacement aircraft, and other necessary supplies as quickly as possible. The Canadians were at Britain's side in battle.
Even with these advantages, Britain was no match for the German airforce until Hitler made a strategic mistake. A German from the airforce had unintentionally bombed London, and in return, the RAF bombed Berlin.
What then followed was called "The Blitz", where for 57 consecutive nights, German planes would drop bombs on London, destroying many parts of the city and killing about 43, 000 people.
By May 1941, it has been decided that the British have won the battle due to the many mistakes made by Hitler and the German air force.
The Spitfire plane was one of the main planes used in battle.
What did the Canadians do?
Canada supplied Britain with more pilots, radar personnel, replacement aircraft, and other necessary supplies as quickly as possible
The Canadians helped Britain fight against the German airforce.
The Canadians helped Britain fight against the German airforce.