The biggest, most successful bomb raid for the Germans was when they bombed London on September 8, 1915. The damage cost London millions of pounds, and the damage was done by only one Zeppelin, the L-13. While bomb raids took place in London, Germany was bombing Paris too. It was easier for the Germans to bomb Paris because of the flight there and how close the German airship base was. After the war ended, the use of the Zeppelin declined.
On August 25, the pilot of a Luftwaffe Heinkel He.111 became lost and accidentally bombed central London, despite standing orders not to do so. Churchill ordered a retaliatory strike on Berlin, sending 81 RAF Hampden bombers to Berlin the next night. Although the attack was ineffectual, it struck right at Hitler’s ego. He immediately gave a radio address, promising, "If the British bomb our cities, we will bury theirs" and, against the advice of his generals, issued orders to institute a merciless bombing campaign against London. On September 7, the London Blitz began.
Although the battle of Britain could also be considered one of Canada’s most important battles since a lot of Canadian fighter pilots fought and helped take control of the air because it was a joint effort and not strictly a Canadian force this battle was not included The Battle of the Atlantic was one of the most important battles for Canada because it controlled all the supplies that were heading to the allies. To play a role in the battle Canada had to increase the size of their navy. They went from 11 ships and 3000 men to roughly 400 ships and around 100,000 men (Hillis1). The larger navy enabled for more supply’s to safely cross the Atlantic Ocean and to further aid in the war effort in Europe. This was a serious contribution to the eventual victory in Europe.
Four days later, France surrendered to Germany and Hitler turned his attention to Britain. Then the battle of Brittan began. The German air force tried to take control over the RAF, most of all they wanted control over the fighter command. The shipping centres such as Portsmouth were the biggest targets then a few months later it moved on to buildings and the RAF. Then eventually went on to bombing things of political significances.
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States wanted in on the war. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s decision turned out to be just fine, as the Allies defeated the Axis once and for all in September 2, 1945, when the Japanese had to fight alone. The U.S. had justice done. The 1940’s was a decade where warfare and politics dominated the scene. The formation of the Allies and Axis was a major and crucial development in the second edition of World War, and the Allied powers ultimately prevailed as the stronger unit.
The Battle Of Great Britain By: Karla Lopez, Anna Bendeck and Camila Herrera Period: 1 The Battle of Britain is the World War ll air campaign waged by the German Air Force against the United Kingdom, which took place between July and September of 1940. The purpose of this battle was to gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force (RAF), which is the aerial service branch of the British Armed Forces. The Luftwaffe's goal during the Battle of Britain was to open the way for the invasion of the British Isles. To do this, they needed to eliminate the British air force so the German bombers could cripple British naval bases and German transports could deliver German army units unharmed.After the success of Blitzkrieg, the evacuation of
The effectiveness of planes was dramatic and resulted in predicting the enemy’s tactics but there was always a negative. Both militaries equipped there pilots with rifles to shoot down enemy recon planes. The Allies and the Germans continued to find was to shoot down recon planes. “Greater horsepower and an engine-forward "tractor" design provided the scouts more speed, more agility and higher rates of climb then their pusher style adversaries.” (Kostka) The fight in the sky had just begun. As many members of both armies
The Americans suffered weeks of heavy artillery and gas from the Germans. The Germans were very concerned about the U.S. being involved in the war, so they tried to single out American divisions for extra bombing. After surviving
They did this so they could take control of the RAF (Royal Air Force) this was a tactic used by the Germans but failed. The British won. A story by Geoffrey Welham when he flew a spitfire for the first time fighting against thee Germans:- “I did about 158 hours of training for the army. I was taken straight out of training and in the fount line flying a spitfire against the Germans. It concentrated the mind a little bit.
Two technological advances that had a major impact on World War I were the tanks and the airplanes. Each of these technological advancements gave both a positive effect and a negative effect for the war. These technological advances gave an upper hand to one nation and other advances to another. Later other nations slowly began to copy and mimic other nations’ technology; trying to perfect it. Both the tank and the airplane made a big impact in World War I.