However, with the help of advanced ground-based radar, the British army soon discovered the German formation and sent 36 "Whirlwind" fighters to quietly approach the enemy group under the cover of clouds. Perhaps the Germans were too confident that they simply did not notice the arrival of the British planes. At that time, German aircraft were deployed in three tiers, with the Do-110 bomber group on combat duty at the bottom, the ME-110 fighter group for close support missions in the middle, and the ME-1011 fighter group at the top.

Faced with a situation where the enemy was outnumbered, Hill, the commander of the British army, knew that he could not fight hard. He ordered his comrades to remain hidden in the clouds, first to give way to the German cover planes, and then to try to grab the tail of the bomber group and use it to open the knife. Things turned out to be exactly what Hill had predicted. When the German formation group roared past, the numerous bomber group was like a big tail dragging behind. "Attack!" 33 Whirlwind fighters suddenly swooped down on the German bomber group. Three other Whirlwind fighters jumped slightly, pointing their guns directly at the German escort group. The German fighters, who were at ease, seemed to be admiring the beautiful scenery along the way, and did not even notice the British planes in ambush in the clouds, so they had to rush to the battle in a panic.

Compared to bombers, the Whirlwind fighter is more agile and maneuverable. It didn't take long for Hill's fighter plane to bite a German bomber tightly. After some pestering, Hill took aim and jerked the trigger. The enemy plane was immediately shot, emitting black smoke and falling headlong. Seeing that the situation was not good, the two German bombers hurriedly turned around and fled, but unexpectedly collided together, and immediately turned into wreckage and fragments, and fell into the sea one after another. Germany lost 58 aircraft, while Britain lost 28.

October 13, 1940

The "Day of the Eagle" arrived, and Catherine gave the order to attack on all fronts. More than 2,100 German bombers, under the cover of more than 2,000 fighters, launched an unprecedented fierce attack on 11 airfields in Britain. Although the British had been prepared for this, they still lost 446 planes and 231 pilots killed and wounded in the following days of fighting, and the Germans also lost more than 400 planes. And five airports in the south of the UK were also severely damaged. To make matters worse, six of the 10 most critical radar stations deployed by the British army were bombed. The entire communication system is on the verge of being destroyed.

October 15, 1940

Catherine made a wrong decision due to the influence of the combat radius of the first-class fighter BF-101 and the "Sixth Master": the use of second-rate fighters BF-110 twin-engine two-seat fighters for escort, when the German 100 bombers completed the mission and returned, they were intercepted by the British Royal Air Force "Spitfire" fighters, on this day, the German army mobilized more than 2,000 combat aircraft, and the British Royal Air Force also dispatched 22 air squadrons to intercept, some squadrons dispatched 2~3 times a day, and finally the British army won a big victory, The Germans lost 34 fighters themselves, and the Germans lost 106 fighters, mostly heavy bombers. From this point on, if the German army did not have first-class fighters such as the BF-101 and the "Sixth Master", they would never dare to bomb during the day.

October 23, 1940

In the evening, during a small-scale bombing operation, a German bomber lost course due to weather conditions and mistakenly flew over London and dropped a bomb. The dramatic turn took place here, when the German bombing targets shifted from airfields and factories to bombing British cities.

October 25, 1940

In retaliation for the bombing of London, the British Royal Air Force sent 101 bombers to attack Berlin, the capital of Germany, while carrying out small-scale bombing of other large German cities.

On the evening of November 10, 1940

The RAF raid on Berlin infuriated Hitler, and the Luftwaffe, which had completely gained the upper hand, changed its bombing targets and assembled more than 1,200 aircraft to carry out a massive retaliatory bombing of London. And it was this move that gave the British a respite. Taking advantage of this short opportunity, the British army allocated a large amount of manpower and material resources to repair the bombed-out airstrip and repair the damaged aircraft.

November 15, 1940

At noon, 2,200 German bombers, under the cover of 1,600 fighters, massively crossed the English Channel, preparing to deliver a fatal final blow to Britain. In the face of the incoming German fighter group, more than 2,300 British fighters took off in six waves to intercept them. Under the sudden attack of the British army, the unprepared German aircraft group was soon in disarray. A decisive battle begins. Unfortunately, in this battle alone, the Germans lost 1,103 fighters, while the British lost only 826. Seeing that there was no hope of victory, the Germans were forced to retreat.

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 wait until the end of the Soviet war, because by then "the war against the Soviet Union 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 aircraft support from the United States, 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 focused its attacks on the airfields of the British Air Force, which was characterized by extremely frequent air raids and fierce air battles; starting from mid to late October, the Luftwaffe flew more than 1,000 sorties a day, and carried out uninterrupted and devastating strikes on 22 British air bases in 10 days, and the British lost 2,106 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 shifted the focus 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 25, 1940, the British Air Force sent 101 bombers to prepare for air raids on the German mainland, mainly targeting 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, had been attacked by air raids, suffered losses and lost face, and Hitler was angry and determined to take revenge, and also pointed the finger at London.

After the British bombers returned home, they were severely reprimanded for bombing the wrong target, and were 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 to recuperate and recharge.

After the war, someone once joked that it was precisely because of the bombing of these crews that they saved the British Air Force and made a great contribution to smashing Germany's "Sea Lion Project". Whether these wild history road reviews are correct or not, we don't have to delve into them. But one thing is undoubted, Hitler believed that the bombing of London could throw the British capital into chaos and paralyze the British high command, so that the landing of the German army could be simplified, and even the non-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.

Throughout the Battle of Britain, the Luftwaffe flew more than 46,000 sorties, dropped more than 100,000 tons of bombs on Britain, and lost more than 1,800 aircraft. The British Air Force lost 2,106 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 fearless spirit displayed by the British people, British Führer Windsor once said with emotion: "They smashed Hitler's arrogant attempt to force Britain out of the war with their own toil, tears, blood and sweat." The Luftwaffe never opened the door to British defense. ”

In fact, in the later stage of the Battle of Britain, Hitler also saw that the Luftwaffe bombing effect was getting smaller and smaller, 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 the Soviet Union, and the "Sea Lion Plan" had been aborted.

The encouragement of Windsor, Churchill's correct tactical command, the strong assistance of the United States, and the desperate operation of the British Air Force 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 two stages of the "Sea Lion Plan", not only lost up to 3,200 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 planes dropped sharply from more than 7,000 at the beginning of the war to more than 4,000, and even the advanced jet fighters such as the "Sixth Master" could not reverse this fiasco, of course, the British "Meteor" and the American P59 jet aircraft also contributed to it, and the aircraft quality gap between the Atlantic Alliance and the European Union was rapidly narrowing, and Germany could not develop more advanced fighters in an extreme time, so it could only put the "Six Masters" All defects are repaired, so that the performance of the "six masters" is more prominent.

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After the fiasco, Hitler finally remembered Zhang Junlai, so he immediately summoned Zhang Jun, who after half a month of recuperation, his health had recovered as before, and he immediately rushed to the Empire State Building: (To be continued.) )