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Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain. “Battle of Britain” documentary clip. Battle of Britain. Winston Churchill = Prime Minister (PM) of Great Britain -May 1940 France surrendered to Germany -June 22, 1940. Battle of Britain. August-October 1940

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Battle of Britain

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  1. Battle of Britain

  2. “Battle of Britain”documentary clip

  3. Battle of Britain • Winston Churchill = Prime Minister (PM) of Great Britain -May 1940 • France surrendered to Germany -June 22, 1940

  4. Battle of Britain • August-October 1940 -Germany sent thousands of aircraft to attack British targets • Hitler’s plan = destroy Royal Air Force (RAF) to make it possible to invade -Germans failed

  5. Battle of Britain • British had new technology -radar • British air defenses = more effective than other countries’

  6. London Blitz • September 1940 -German planes began bombing British ports & cities, including London -Hitler attacked civilians = tried to break the will to fight; demoralize -fires often worse than bombs

  7. London Blitz • 57 straight nights • people took shelter in the Underground (subway) • children evacuated to countryside/north

  8. Battle of Britain • bombing continued, but British refused to give in • early 1941 -Hitler called off his plans to invade Britain

  9. “From Folkestone to Tintern: An Evacuee’s Story”

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