Why Britain was able to win the Battle of Britain The battle of Britain was essentially the German Luftwaffe attempting to gain air superiority over Britain by relentlessly bombing military and civilian targets in and around London. It was Hitler's intention to destroy the spirit of the British people and to eliminate their ability to effectively repel an invasion by German troops. The linchpin in the entire operation (from the German standpoint) was to destroy the RAF's (Royal Air Force) fighter force. This started when Hitler began to bomb air fields around London. The British were forced to redeploy forces all along the British islands in order to defend against the new bases the Germans had to work with. On August 12, 1940, German forces began a
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