How did Britain survive the Battle of Britain?

How did Britain survive the Battle of Britain?

In the event, the battle was won by the Royal Air Force (RAF) Fighter Command, whose victory not only blocked the possibility of invasion but also created the conditions for Great Britain’s survival, for the extension of the war, and for the eventual defeat of Nazi Germany.

What did Britain want at the end of ww1?

The British and French wanted somehow to crush Germany’s military capability, both as revenge and as insurance against a second conflict. They also came to want to carve up the Ottoman Empire between them, and to allow the component parts of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to set up independent states.

What happened to the British Expeditionary Force at Dunkirk?

Thankfully, this didn’t happen. During nine fateful days, from May 26 to June 4, 1940, the British managed to evacuate more than 200,000 men of the British Expeditionary Force from the beaches of Dunkirk. From what seemed like certain destruction, the cream of the British army had been rescued to fight another day.

What if Britain had surrendered at the Battle of Hastings?

For the most crucial question, whether Britain would have surrendered, the answer is unclear.

What could have stopped Germany from invading Britain in WW2?

What really kept Germany’s Operation Sealion from invading and conquering Britain was the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force (in that order). Nor would the loss of 200,000 soldiers have been fatal. Catastrophic, yes, but not fatal. The British army managed to muster some 3.5 million soldiers during World War II.

What would have happened if Britain lost WW1?

In real life, losing 200,000 men in a few weeks is devastating, especially for democracies (the Nazi and Soviet totalitarian states seemed to shrug off defeats like that as the cost of fighting a war). It would have taken years for the British army to be trained and rebuilt, and perhaps longer to regain self-confidence.