THE BLITZ
Nov 26, 2020
2 minutes
July-October 1940
BATTLE OF BRITAIN
The origins of the Blitz lie in the Luftwaffe’s failure to eliminate the RAF before an invasion of Britain. The Germans initially apply strategic bombing to RAF Fighter Command’s airfields but lose the battle when they divert their bomber aircraft to destroy British industrial centres.
25 August 1940
BOMBING OF BERLIN
After a Luftwaffe attack on London on 24 August, RAF Bomber Command retaliates by launching bombing raids in
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