The battle of Britain and the blitz

A few weeks ago we learned about the WW1 and Britain's role in the war. In groups of four we were to make a presentation to show for the rest of the class about the Battle of Britain. I wanned to post what I talked about in my blog, and that was why the battle of Britain happened, and how:

To invade Britain Hitler had to wipe out the Royal Air Force, which would otherwise attack German vessels as they crossed the Channel. Things looked bad for the RAF: they had 650 fighter aircraft, while the Germans had 1,300. Between July and September 1940 there was dogfight after dogfight , and the British planes proved superior to the Germans. The royal air force suffered heavy losses, but the Germans lost twice as many men and aircraft. This was the first major battle of the war the German force lost.

Maria, another girl on my group, talked about the Blitz:

After the lost of the battle of Britain, Hitler was very frustrated and in August 1940 he sent German bombers to attack the big cities in England. Hitler believed that by targeting civilians he could force the British to surrender. Hitler started his daily bombing campaign, but after just a few weeks he started the bombing raids at night to increase the “fear factor” and also make people weaker and not letting them sleep at night. In May 1941 the Blitz was finally over when Hitler moved his air force east to the Soviet Union. 43 000 civilians had been killed, and thousands of others had become homeless.The word “Blitz” came from the German word Blitzkrieg or “lightning war” in English.