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When did the Germans lose the Battle of Britain? Some say that it was after Führer Hitler decided to bomb London with all his might. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, they often overlooked many details: in previous operations, the Luftwaffe had always suffered more losses than the British, and it had never suppressed the British Air Force at all.

British radar stations could provide the air force with accurate intelligence on German invasions, and fighter take-offs were often timely and effective.

The backward escort tactics used by the Luftwaffe limited the use of the Luftwaffe's fighter units, and all the small advantages gained by relying on the crooked technology tree were wasted.

The communication was deciphered by the British, the Luftwaffe strategic attack had no secrets for the British, and what was even more terrible was the complete inability of the short-legged Luftwaffe to destroy the fighter production capacity of northern Britain!

Taking into account so many unfavorable factors, the Luftwaffe, which was actually backward in itself, had only one advantage in this period: quantity! The rest is all desperate disadvantages and balances.

So, even though Britain had just experienced the crushing defeat of the Dunkirk retreat, the loss of the sinking of the French Surrender Resolve, and the helplessness of Malta changing hands.

But the British Air Force was still high-spirited, and General Dowding was always convinced that he could win because his fighter force was trustworthy!

The British prepared a full 700 fighters for the Battle of Britain, and after losses and defeats, these fighters were more advanced Hurricanes and Spitfires, and their combat effectiveness was higher.

General Dowding was well prepared in the face of the superior German offensive forces: he had a number of radar stations in the southern region to provide early warning.

With these valuable early warnings and intelligence, the camouflaged airfield could take off fighter jets to intercept the Germans and deal a fatal blow to the Germans.

It seemed that both sides were well prepared, so when the Battle of Britain was postponed until August 1, the battle of Britain began, the generals on both sides looked determined to win.

"Identify everyone's target! Remember your mission! Long live the Führer! On the ground, the fully dressed Luftwaffe pilots began to confirm their targets one last time at the request of the intelligence officer.

Never before had the Luftwaffe pilots received more detailed information, including precise coordinates and the shape of the target that the reconnaissance plane had repeatedly confirmed.

These German pilots, dressed in leather jackets and with solemn faces, held the photographs in their hands and obeyed the order to carefully read the targets they were about to attack again.

For two days in a row, they simulated attacking important targets on the ground, they were the vanguard of the Luftwaffe after the start of the war, but they were also the first unlucky people to be kicked out of the Battle of Britain in another time and space.

The pilots of the Stuka dive bomber were ready, and at the sound of a command, they walked out of the room and passed through the lawn.

With the help of ground crew, the pilots climbed onto the plane and started the plane's engines. The ground was busy, and the planes with bombs had already been loaded as they prepared to take off, and the sound of engines drowned out all the other sounds.

In the sky, horizontal bombers taking off from farther away were passing over these front-line airfields, and the first large-scale sortie of the German army was almost full force.

A full 300 bombers, as well as 250 Stukka, plus more than 150 escort fighters, rushed densely to the British mainland on the other side of the channel.

"Air raid alert! Air defense alert! German plane invasion! Massive invasion by German aircraft! The British soldier, who was staring intently at the radar screen, almost fell out of his chair without being frightened by the radar signal.

Signals bouncing on the radar screen were linked, showing a large number of reflected signals, approaching the British mainland.

He reminded his commander loudly that the air defense sirens in the radar base also sounded. Who would have thought that on the first day of August, the air battle would break out so suddenly.

"Anti-aircraft artillery units ready! Get ready! The direction of the enemy's flight could be London! Notify the fighter unit to take off and intercept! Fast! The radar officer on duty commanded his men in a loud voice.

General Dowding's office phone rang, and it was clear that more than just a radar station had spotted the invading German bomber swarm.

"Hello? Sir...... I'm Dowding...... The planes of the Germans are approaching, I have already heard about it. Dowding grabbed the phone and reported to Prime Minister Churchill the news of the invasion by German planes.

He had just given the order for the 11 fighter group to take off fighters to meet the fighters, because of the role of ground guidance, he knew that the German bomber group had not yet revealed its real bombing targets.

With so many planes, of course, it was impossible for the enemy to attack only one location, and Dowding was judging which locations the enemy's planes would attack in the first place.

Only when he had judged this, he could order the air raid sirens in these areas to be sounded to inform the civilians on the ground to take refuge from the enemy.

"The Germans flew hundreds of planes, and this time they were clearly prepared, and we don't yet know what their bombing targets were." Dowding gave Churchill a brief description of the scale of the air battle.

"You want to keep important targets safe, you see?" Churchill, on his part, was apparently overwhelmed by the sudden Luftwaffe offensive.

"The radar station will keep an eye on the German planes the whole time, and as soon as they are separated, our fighters will attack." Dowding said confidently.

The tactic he devised was simple: wait for the Germans to disperse and attack, then surround a few of them with a limited fighter force.

In this way, it was possible to avoid the superior Luftwaffe forces and gain a local superiority in forces. As long as the Luftwaffe is hurt, it will naturally win the victory of defense.

It can be said that his tactics were very correct, and the Luftwaffe, ignoring the role of radar, did not know that they were constantly being watched by the eyes of the enemy, and that they knew each other's every move.

In this case, the Luftwaffe was passively beaten everywhere and lost more aircraft, and the end was doomed.

"So, General Dowding! The rest is up to you! Long live the British Empire! Churchill said this and hung up the phone.

Dowding put down the phone to the Prime Minister's official residence, and then walked out of his office and into the specially set up Air Force Command Hall.

Here, the positions of the British fighters that had already taken off had all been marked, and the positions of the German invasion planes had also been placed with black aircraft pieces representing the enemy.

Very intuitively, he saw the current situation of the war over the battlefield, at least from the side, and learned about the huge size of the German aircraft group.

"The radar station is still spotting German planes, at least 500 of them, and we don't know where they plan to attack." An officer saluted and gave Dow a brief report on the situation.

"Where exactly? Bass? Or Southampton? Parksmus? Canterboray? Or London? Dowding was also puzzled.

With a bomber force of this size, it is obvious that the opponent has a lot of targets to attack, and it seems to be very important.

But which important target was worth the Germans sending so many planes to attack in one go?

"Could it be London?" Looking at the approaching German fleet, Dowding frowned and asked the staff officers and officers around him.

"Report! The opposing group's fleet has already crossed the strait! The observation posts on the coast have already heard the news that at least 300 enemy aircraft have been spotted, densely covering the sky and the sun! An officer ran over in a bit of a panic and reported.

A hundred years, right? The British had not faced the threat of an enemy on their homeland for more than a hundred years. The mighty British Navy has always been able to defeat the enemy and nip the crisis in its cradle.

So the young officer looked a little nervous, and this was a difficult time that his father had never experienced. Even their commander, Dowding, was facing such a huge threat for the first time.

The huge German bomber force had already crossed the channel and stood in positions along the coastline, and many British soldiers had seen the German bomber force like a swarm of bees.

"The army called, and they saw a large number of enemy planes and asked for support from the air force." The brief silence was broken by a debriefing by another British officer.

"Let London sound the air raid siren...... Evacuation of civilians. Dowding touched his chin and instructed his men: "Is there an observation post that sees that the German aircraft formation is dispersing?" ”

"There are no reports of this! The radar also showed that the other side was not dispersed. "Soon, there were officers who reported the information they had.

Dowding was confused by the swarm of Germans, he didn't know what the other side was going to do, after all, the target worthy of hundreds of planes to bomb might be only one London, right?

Could it be that the Germans bombed Britain on a large scale for the first time, and they played such a deplopant means of bombing the capital?

"Let the fighter units of the second line take off, if the other side rushes to London, we will intercept ...... in advance" Dowding finally gave the order to let more fighters take off and fight.

"The Spitfire entangled the German escort fighter force as much as possible, and the Hurricane was responsible for dealing with the enemy bombers! Don't fall in love with the war, shoot down as many enemy planes as possible, that's the first priority! Subsequently, he added.

"Uh......h Woo ...... "In the bustling streets of London, where Big Ben was erected, the air raid sirens sounded abruptly, and the desolation echoed in the sky.

Looking up at the sky, children trying to find the plane were picked up by their mothers, and people hurried through the streets, carrying valuables and suitcases, into nearby bomb shelters and subway stations.

On August 1, air raid sirens sounded over London, and the Battle of Britain officially began.