Why were the major cities in Britain bombed by the Germans in the years 1940-1?

Of Britain, a battle for the domination of the skies began on the 1 July 1940 when the first German air craft crossed the English Channel. However, even though the leader of the Luftwaffe, Hermann Goering believed that he had superior planes and pilots, due to his bad decision making, they were losing the battle which lead to him changing his tactics. In September 1940 the Germans changed tactics; they decided to attack the city of London instead of targeting the RAF. This change in tactics gave the RAF time to regroup however this new tactic was the most devastating part of the war for the civilians. This Blitzkrieg led to British cities being intensively bombed over the next eight months. The fact that Hitler had changed from attacking the RAF to attacking the cities, basically destroying Britain, it became obvious that he had abandoned his plans to invade as Hitler never would have wanted to inherit a city of rubble. Technically speaking the Battle of Britain ended when the Blitz started. The Germans mainly targeted Factories, Ports, Universities or other industrial areas that were important to the British people such as London, Liverpool, Oxford. Although most of the time the German attacks rarely targeted civilian areas there were sometimes terror bombings on the civilian areas. The main reason that the Germans targeted London was because it was the Capital of England and it was the place where the Government was seated. This made the Government seem vulnerable to attacks. The bombing of London put pressure on the Government as it made them seem weak and London would have been a symbol of strength to the British people and if it was destroyed, all the moral of the civilians would die. At one point of the war the Germans managed to bomb Buckingham Palace. However, this made the Royal Family seem as though the war was at their own doors, the Royal Family still did not leave the Palace and kept the bomb in place as a symbol of strength that the others should follow. This would have been a real moral booster to the British that the royal family were not leaving the palace but on the other hand the Germans would have been boosted because they had bombed the Royal Family. Hitler also tried to target radar systems because he had realized how important these were to the British defences as it allowed the British to be able to see the German planes from a distance and have time to begin the defence of the threatened area. In the battle of Britain there were many battles that took place, and it has been thought that the Blitz was the final stage of it. Even though there were devastatingly high deaths and the amount of damage to the cities of Britain was disastrous, the RAF fought of the invasion of the German army. (583)