November 16, 1940

Hitler reluctantly announced: postpone the "Sea Lion Project". @@@ .. Hitler announced that he would postpone the "Sea Lion Project" until after the spring of 1941 and restart it after the end of the war in North Africa, because by then "the war against North Africa would be over", so Hitler finally agreed to completely shelve the "Sea Lion Project", and the "Sea Lion Project" went bankrupt.

Even if Germany did not change the direction of bombing, it would eventually make Britain suffer more heavy losses, Britain and Britain had a steady stream of American planes to support, and there was no way for Germany to compare the production of planes with Britain and the United States.

In order to quickly seize air supremacy, the Luftwaffe attacked the airfields of the British Air Force, and its special attack activities were extremely frequent, and the air battles were very fierce; starting from mid to late October, the Luftwaffe flew more than 1,000 sorties a day, and carried out uninterrupted and destructive strikes on British air bases within 10 days, and the British lost 106 aircraft. The pilots also suffered heavy casualties, and the surviving pilots were exhausted after continuous air combat.

If the Luftwaffe continued its attacks, the British Air Force would pay an even greater price. But at this critical moment, Hitler suddenly changed his mind and changed the weight of the air raid to the bombing of London. This gave the British Air Force a respite and saved the day. Beginning with the Dunkirk campaign, this was the second time that Hitler had made the mistake of "abruptly halting the battlefield." Why is that? Post-war historians have analyzed that it seems that some dramatic fortuitous conditions influenced the course of the war.

On October 5, 1940, the British Air Force sent 101 bombers to prepare for an air attack on the German mainland. The main targets were German airfields and industrial bases. But the weather was bad that day, the sky was thick and foggy, and several bombers lost their course, and because the clouds had evaded the German radar, they flew over Berlin in a daze and dropped bombs. Since the outbreak of the war, the German capital, which had been immersed in an atmosphere of invincible victory, was attacked by air raids, suffered losses and lost face, and Hitler was angry and determined to take revenge. It also pointed the finger at London.

After the British bomber group returned. Because he bombed the wrong target, he was severely reprimanded and even prepared to be dealt with by military law. At this time, it was discovered that the targets of the subsequent German bombing had turned to London and other major cities. As a result, the pressure on front-line airfields was significantly reduced. The wounded and exhausted British Air Force was given a precious respite. Recuperate and replenish.

After the war, there were people who were funny. It was because of the bombing in the trek of these several crews. Saved the British Air Force and made a great contribution to the crushing of Germany's "Sea Lion Project". These wild history road reviews, correct or not. We don't have to dig deeper. But there is no doubt that Hitler believed that the bombing of London could throw the British capital into chaos and paralyze the British high command, so that the German landing task could be simplified, and even no landing could force Britain to surrender.

Hitler's decision was also opposed by many in the German army, but Air Marshal Catherine firmly supported it, and he tried to lure the enemy into an air battle and destroy the British planes in the air during the air attack on London, but Hitler's wishful thinking was wrong. During that period, although several large cities such as London, Coventry, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, and Plymouth were immersed in a sea of fire, they suffered serious losses. However, the British Air Force, which was a vital force in the war, survived and soon regained its combat effectiveness, inflicted heavy losses on the German army, defended Britain, and held out until the end, winning the war.

In the entire Battle of Britain, the Luftwaffe flew more than 46,000 sorties, dropped more than 100,000 tons of bombs on Britain, and lost about 000 aircraft. The British Air Force lost 706 aircraft, killed and injured more than 106,000 residents, damaged more than 1 million buildings, and destroyed many cities. The British people made great sacrifices, but they did not let a single German soldier land on British soil. When praising the high morale and fearlessness of the British people, British Führer Elizabeth once said emotionally: "They crushed Hitler's vain attempt to force Britain out of the war with their own toil, tears, and blood and sweat." The Luftwaffe never opened the door to British defense. ”

In fact, in the later stages of the Battle of Britain, Hitler also saw that the Luftwaffe bombing effect was getting more and more, and the losses were getting bigger and bigger, and the hope of conquering Britain was slim, so he turned his attention to the east and stepped up preparations for a spring offensive against North Africa, and the "Sea Lion Plan" had been aborted.

British Elizabeth's encouragement, Churchill's correct tactical command, the United States' strong assistance, the British Air Force's desperate operation, finally defeated the Luftwaffe, although Britain suffered heavy losses, but the British Air Force also grew up in the war, especially their pilots, gained valuable combat experience, and Germany in the "Sea Lion Plan" two stages, not only lost up to 00 aircraft, but also lost a lot of excellent pilots, this loss is the most deadly.

The Luftwaffe finally suffered heavy losses under the Stinky Chess of the Wehrmacht and Hitler's insistence, and the total number of aircraft dropped sharply from more than 7,000 at the beginning of the war to more than 4,000, and even such advanced fighters as the "BF109" could not reverse this fiasco, of course, Britain's "Spitfire" and the United States' P8 jets also contributed to it, and the gap in aircraft quality between the Atlantic Alliance and the European Union was rapidly narrowing, and Germany could not develop more advanced fighters in an extreme time. BF109" has all defects fixed, making the performance of "BF109" more prominent.

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After a fiasco, Hitler finally remembered Li Mo, so he immediately summoned Li Mo and immediately rushed to the Reichstag:

"Hey! Hitler. ”

"Li Mo, you're here, come here, take a seat here."

Hitler, who had learned the lesson of the fiasco, now finally understands Li Mo's painstaking efforts, and the places that opposed and collided with Hitler in the past because of Li Mo's insistence also made Hitler understand that it was Li Mo's efforts to win, not that Li Mo disrespected himself, and a defeat could make Hitler understand Li Mo's hard work, and it could be regarded as a cure.

"Great Führer, I'll just stand here, I don't know what the Führer has summoned me today."

"Okay, Li Mo, look at the current situation, what should we do, Germany's two-front war or multi-front war is already a foregone conclusion, if we can't find a way to crack it, Germany will repeat the tragedy of World War I history......"

At this time, the Soviet Union was already instigated by the United States, and frequently deployed troops on the German-Soviet border, and did not know how much benefit the United States gave the Soviet Union, which made Stalin agree to attack Germany at this time.

The vast majority of German forces were in France, and although Hitler, after discovering Stalin's intentions, quickly moved troops to the German-Soviet border, the situation was still very precarious.

…… (To be continued.) )

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