Battle of Britain Day - September 15th

[daftandbarmy]

September 15th, the day the world was saved...

A remarkably detailed account of who shot down whom, when and where.

Heavy attacks on London, broken up by Fighter Command. Highest German losses since 18 August [185 claimed by the RAF] force a serious rethink by the German High Command.​

Sunday, 15 September 1940, was a decisive turning point in the Battle of Britain. Fighter Command, fully committed, had repelled two of the largest coordinated attacks of the campaign. The Luftwaffe suffered unsustainable losses. Hitler’s assumption that the RAF was on the verge of collapse was conclusively disproved. Operation Sea Lion was postponed indefinitely.

This day—later commemorated as Battle of Britain Day—marked the moment when the strategic initiative in the air war shifted firmly to Britain. As Churchill watched from the operations room at Uxbridge, he understood the significance. Britain had not only survived—it had fought back and won.

Sunday 15 September 1940 | The Battle of Britain Historical Timeline

Night: Heavy damage to London. Weather: Fair with some cloud patches. Fine during the evening. By mid-September 1940, the Luftwaffe’s campaign against Fighter Command had reached a critical juncture.

battleofbritain1940.com

 

[mariomike]

This day—later commemorated as Battle of Britain Day—marked the moment when the strategic initiative in the air war shifted firmly to Britain. As Churchill watched from the operations room at Uxbridge, he understood the significance. Britain had not only survived—it had fought back and won.

Hitler's biggest mistake during The Battle of Britain, in my opinion, was shifting the Luftwaffe's target from Royal Air Force (RAF) airfields , radar stations and aircraft factories to British cities.

It failed to break morale. It gave the RAF time to train new aircrew and strengthen.

The other mistake he made, in my opinion, was in October 1941 by ending the LW Intruder attacks against RAF ( I include RCAF ) heavy strategic bombers as they were in the air marshalling over Eastern England. That was when they were most vulnerable.

In my opinion, it was the greatest missed opportunity of the bomber war. Both were personal decisions of Hitler.

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[daftandbarmy]

Hitler's biggest mistake during The Battle of Britain, in my opinion, was shifting the Luftwaffe's target from Royal Air Force (RAF) airfields , radar stations and aircraft factories to British cities.

It failed to break morale. It gave the RAF time to train new aircrew and strengthen.

The other mistake he made, in my opinion, was in October 1941 by ending the LW Intruder attacks against RAF ( I include RCAF ) heavy strategic bombers as they were in the air marshalling over Eastern England. That was when they were most vulnerable.

In my opinion, it was the greatest missed opportunity of the bomber war. Both were personal decisions of Hitler.

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You sound sad that the Germans didn't win

 

[ModlrMike]

Hitler's biggest mistake during The Battle of Britain, in my opinion, was shifting the Luftwaffe's target from Royal Air Force (RAF) airfields , radar stations and aircraft factories to British cities.

It failed to break morale. It gave the RAF time to train new aircrew and strengthen.

The other mistake he made, in my opinion, was in October 1941 by ending the LW Intruder attacks against RAF ( I include RCAF ) heavy strategic bombers as they were in the air marshalling over Eastern England. That was when they were most vulnerable.

In my opinion, it was the greatest missed opportunity of the bomber war. Both were personal decisions of Hitler.

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History has it that on the night of 24-25 Aug 1940, a German crew erroneously bombed London. The next night England retaliated by bombing Berlin. Hitler was so incensed by this, that he ordered the bombing of British cities, which took the pressure off the RAF airfields.

https://www.britannica.com/event/the-Blitz

 

[mariomike]

History has it that on the night of 24-25 Aug 1940, a German crew erroneously bombed London. The next night England retaliated by bombing Berlin. Hitler was so incensed by this, that he ordered the bombing of British cities, which took the pressure off the RAF airfields.

https://www.britannica.com/event/the-Blitz

That is my understanding exactly.

The only bombs falling within the city limits of Berlin hit a wooden summer-house in a garden in the suburb of Rosenthal , 2 people were slightly injured.

The Berlin records show that many bombs were dropped in the country areas south of the city , and some hit large farms - Stadtguter- owned by the City of Berlin.