BATTLE OF BRITAIN

WHO

• German and British Forces
• German Leader-Adolf Hitler
• British Leader-Winston Churchill
• Luftwaffe- German Air Force
• RAF-Royal Air Force/Britain

WHAT

• First Air Battle In History
• Germany Bombs Britain

WHEN

• July 10 1940- October 31 1940

WHERE

• Germany attacks British Shipping Ports in the English Channel
• Germany bombs RAF airfields in Southern England
• Germany destroys British Radar System
• Germany bombs London mainly in Industrial Areas
• RAF fights off Luftwaffe, Germany cancels operation to invade London

WHY

• Luftwaffe is forced out of London after suffering losses
• London has a great amount of damage done to the city
• Germany's plans fail to land troops in England due to fear of RAF
• Largest aerial bombing attack in history
• This was the first defeat of Hitler's military forces.

RESOURCES

• http://www.military-history.org/articles/the-battle-of-britain-a-brief-guid...
• http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-britain
• http://www.battleofbritain1940.net/0021.html