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WORLD WAR II in EUROPE

WORLD WAR II in EUROPE. The Battle of Britain. McQueen HSROTC. Leadership Development III & IV. Military History. SCALE. 0. 200. 400. MILES. THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN. Operation SEA LION. THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN. Operation SEA LION. REICHSMARSHAL HERMANN GÖRING.

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WORLD WAR II in EUROPE

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  1. WORLD WAR II in EUROPE The Battle of Britain McQueen HSROTC Leadership Development III & IV Military History

  2. SCALE 0 200 400 MILES

  3. THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN Operation SEA LION

  4. THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN Operation SEA LION

  5. REICHSMARSHALHERMANN GÖRING Head of Germany’s Luftwaffe Promised to sweep the R.A.F. from the skies. Began hammering R.A.F. fighter bases “Fatty”

  6. LUFTWAFFE COVERAGE(No Long-Range Bombers) English Evacuate Their Children North to Scotland

  7. BRITISH COVERAGE RAF Had Long-Range 4-Engine Lancaster Bombers Could Hit Berlin, Not Munich Numbers Initially Limited Munich

  8. CHURCHILL INSPIRES BRITS “We will fight on the beaches... We will fight in the fields... We shall NEVER SURRENDER.”

  9. CHURCHILL INSPIRES BRITS Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duty and so bear ourselves that if the British Commonwealth and Empire last for a thousand years, men will still say "This was their finest hour."

  10. LUFTWAFFE WEARS DOWN THE RAF Continued Attacks Reduce RAF Sorties More Luftwaffe Bombers Get Through Damage and Casualties Increase

  11. R.A.F. NOT IDLE Radar Stations Come on Line Aircraft Production Continues Strategic Bombing of German Targets The “Accident” Over London

  12. HITLER ORDERSSTRATEGY CHANGE Stops Anti-Fighter Effort (when it was just about to succeed) Begins Bombing London, Other Civilian Targets

  13. GREAT BRITAIN PREVAILS London, Other Cities Take a Vicious Pounding Fighter Bases Regenerate Luftwaffe Becomes a Deadly but Minor Threat Hitler Cancels SEA LION

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