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History Coursework
Battle of Britain and the Battle of the Atlantic
In late May 1940, British troops evacuated Dunkirk and left France to the mercy of the Germans. This left Britain on her own against the German war machine. ... The Battle of Britain had begun. ... However most of the bombers did not play a part in the battle. ... Radar meant that RAF pilots were much fresher and the whole of Britain could be covered with fewer planes than would be needed for constant patrols. ... These factors meant that Britain could get ready for attacks and build more aircraft. ...
At the beginning of the war there was only 1 Army division in Britain. ... This greater strength gave Britain a much better chance. ... However, this meant that the RAF could recover and made sure that the RAF controlled daylight skies over Britain for the rest of the war. ... British fighters could refuel and return to battle within minutes. ... This meant that the Germans would lose experienced pilots but Britain’s would just become more experienced. ...
There were many reasons for Britain’s victory over Germany. ...
By 15th September the Germans had given up destroying RAF airfields and concentrated attacks on London and other major cities in Britain. This signalled the end of the Battle of Britain. The RAF had shown that they were a superior air power and now controlled the day skies over Britain. ... Instead the Germans turned to a different tactic of destroying Britain’s supplies from the USA and other countries by sea. The Battle of the Atlantic was just beginning.
British Monthly Aircraft Production 1940
Planned All Types Actual Planned Fighters Actual
February 1,001 719 171 141
March 1,137 860 203 177
April 1,256 1,081 231 256
May 1,244 1,279 261 325
June 1,320 1,591 292 446
July 1,481 1,665 329 496
August 1,310 1,601 282 476
The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest campaign of the Second World War. In a hard-fought and intense struggle to cut off Britains maritime supply lines, Germany mobilized submarines (or U-boats), battleships, battle cruisers, aircraft and mines against Allied merchant shipping. ...
Phases:
1st 2nd 3rd
Autumn 1940- May 41-Late 41/42 Early 42-
May 1941 May 43
1st “Happy Time” U boats on defensive 2nd “Happy
Time”
Wolfpacks German Enigma code
Introduced broken
GB in great danger
Germans changed code
Germans break
GB naval code
Sinking of
Unprotected ships in American waters
4th
May 43
Turning point
Britain is a small, densely populated and therefore depended on imports of food, oil, rubber etc.
Approximate Word count = 1858
Approximate Pages = 7.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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