WW2 Information and fact sheet
World War II involved 61 countries with 1.7 billion people (three quarters of the world's population). Fifty million people lost their lives and hundreds of millions of people have been injured. Furthermore, thousands of battles have taken place and here are the most prominent below between Britain and Germany, Britain being on the Allies side with France and Russia and Germany on the Axis side with the Austro-Hungarian empire and Italy. These include the Battle of Britain which is shown below.
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Battle Of Britain
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On 18 June 1940, Churchill announced that the battle of France is soon coming to an end as France had surrendered four days later. He also announced that the battle of Britain was about to start and they had to prepare for everything the Germans will throw at them as Hitler turned his attention to Britain. Hitler targeted the southern parts of England and he knew that his air force comprised of the Luftwaffe's had to be strong enough to completely obliterate the RAF to an extent that they were no longer able to fight back. The battle began in Mid July where the German planes tried to bomb major cities which the British planes where trying to defend.
The Luftwaffe's main fighter planes were the Messerschmitt bf9 and the Messerschmitt Bf110. and these include many bomber planes that would dive down and blow up the RAF's airfields and defences. One the other side, the RAF had the high-performance hawker Hurricane and Super marine Spitfire fighters. Despite the fact that the Luftwaffe's had the advantage of more planes and pilots with better experience, the two sides were evenly matched. The machineguns of the Luftwaffe's planes had a short range which was a great disadvantage. Moreover, they were fighting on unknown territory which proved to be difficult. The RAF had a radar so they were able to know when a raid had taken place easily. This had given them more warning time to prepare.
At the end of the war, it's estimated that between the 10th of July and the end of October 1940, the RAF lost around 1023 aircrafts whilst the Luftwaffe's had lost around about 1887.
The Luftwaffe's main fighter planes were the Messerschmitt bf9 and the Messerschmitt Bf110. and these include many bomber planes that would dive down and blow up the RAF's airfields and defences. One the other side, the RAF had the high-performance hawker Hurricane and Super marine Spitfire fighters. Despite the fact that the Luftwaffe's had the advantage of more planes and pilots with better experience, the two sides were evenly matched. The machineguns of the Luftwaffe's planes had a short range which was a great disadvantage. Moreover, they were fighting on unknown territory which proved to be difficult. The RAF had a radar so they were able to know when a raid had taken place easily. This had given them more warning time to prepare.
At the end of the war, it's estimated that between the 10th of July and the end of October 1940, the RAF lost around 1023 aircrafts whilst the Luftwaffe's had lost around about 1887.
Evacuation
Due to the bombing known as the Blitz that had taken place in major, large
cities, evacuation was the best solution for protecting the civilians of those large cities. The bombs had not only hit factories but schools and homes too which endangered a many children and women who were at home or school. Children were the main evacuees and they had to be taken to the countryside where bombs were unlikely to be dropped. This was because the urban landscapes were a better target to unleash destruction and mayhem. Many London children went to Devon, Cornwall and Wales whereas other children moved to villages in the North, East Anglia and Scotland. Evacuees went to live with host families and their new homes were called 'billets'. Most children who did leave had a great time at a countryside. They have never seen a cow before and they had played with the villages' local children. The plan was put into action in September 1939. About 800,000 children left their homes. However, many returned home after a few weeks. Others stayed in the countryside for the rest of the war. |