Battle+of+Britain

=**1940 Battle of Britain** = **(July 10, 1940 - October 31, 1940)**

Students Assigned:
 * Cody Frock- 3 pieces of information, won , citations , 1 picture , primary source
 * Nate River- 3 pieces of information, significance , citations, 1 picture , creation of first hand account


 * ==Shortly after France was defeated, Hitler commanded that generals organize an attack on Britain, Germany's last great enemy in the West. ==
 * ==Generals expressed concerns about the British air force because British air crafts could do bad damage to their German troops. ==
 * ==Hitler made the announcement to postpone the attacks on Britain until the air force was destroyed or taken under control. ==
 * ==The German air force captured the skies over Great Britain to prepare for invasion of the country. ==
 * ==After bombing airfields and towns, Germans realized that the British spirits would not be dampened and they would continue to fight back fiercely. ==
 * ==By October in 1940, the Germans had to postpone plans for a sea invasion due to the fact that the British were not giving up. ==
 * ==Britain won the battle because the kept their air force and didn’t let their aircrafts get destroyed during the attack. Hitler could not be successful because Britain ruled the attack from the air. ==

Who Won? : The British! After the Germans realized that they were not going to be able to defeat Britain's army or air force, they left the country and went home.

Pilot Officer John Beard describes some of his experiences fighting as part of the British air force.



 * Real Experience **

I was 10 years old when the Nazi party came to Britain. They attack and attempted to capture our country. When my friends and I walked down the street, we could see the Nazi foot soldiers killing many ====women, men, and children. We weren't sure if we should yelling for help or just get away fast. I didn't like the feeling of having my country under such brutal attacks. Thankfully, our army stayed strong enough to fight back until Germany gave up. ====

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Significance: Generals were ready to cut a deal with Hitler and after the defeat of the British air force and surrender, it just didn't happen. After France fell, the British thought the war was over but it was not and they didn't have any real allies and they felt surrounded. ======

__**// Citations //**__
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===<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Rosenberg, Jennifer. "Battle of Britain." 20th Century History. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 May 2011. <http://history1900s.about.com/od/worldwarii/qt/battleofbritain.htm>. ===

===<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> "The Battle of Britain, 1940." EyeWitness to History - history through the eyes of those who lived it. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 May 2011. <http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/airbattle.htm> ===

===<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Simkin, John. "Battle of Britain." //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Spartacus Educational //. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 May 2011. <www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWbritainB.htm >. ===