HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
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British troops defeated the German ground invasion.
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the British sunk most of the German ships that crossed the English Channel.
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the German air force destroyed the Royal Air Force.
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the Royal Air Force saved Britain from invasion.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1940 it experienced its greatest test in the Battle of Britain. Using science, ingenuity, and support from across the UK and overseas, the RAF defended the UK from Nazi Germany’s air force, the Luftwaffe. It was the first major battle fought entirely in the air, and Nazi Germany’s first major military defeat.
Detailed explanation-2: -Germany needed to control the English Channel to invade Britain, and the battle prevented them from gaining that valuable control. Britain’s victory in the Battle of Britain demonstrated the courage and resilience of the country’s military and its people and allowed them to remain free from Nazi occupation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Battle of Britain Day On September 15, 1940 Germany launched a large bombing attack on the city of London. They felt that they were closing in on victory. The British Royal Air force took to the sky and scattered the German bombers. They shot down a number of German planes.
Detailed explanation-4: -The British had developed an air defence network that gave them a critical advantage during the Battle of Britain. The Dowding System – named for Fighter Command’s Commander-in-Chief Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding – brought together technology, ground defences and fighter aircraft into a unified system of defence.