Battle Of Britain Turning Point Essay
As a result of France's swift defeat in World War Two, Britain was alone in the war from the 22nd June 1940 until June 1941, when Germany invaded Russia at the start of Operation Barbarossa. Whilst alone, the months from July to September 1940 were seen as the climax of British military resistance; the Battle of Britain. Had the Royal Air Force not been able to stave off the Luftwaffe's attacks, the consequences could have been severe, not just because of the likely Nazi invasion with Operation Sealion, but for the Allies as a whole. It must be understood that the Battle of Britain was by no means the only event that brought about a change and encouraged and end to World War Two. It's importance will be evaluated in relation to that of other
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Clearly, the Battle of Britain had limited importance in the short-term, where it was only directly relevant to Britain. However, as a long-term turning point the Battle of Britain proved to contribute to a variety of factors leading to the downfall of Nazi Germany. This essay has explained the Battle of Britain's influence on: Stalingrad, American supplies to Russia, America joining the war, the German economy, the bombing of Germany, the Battle of the Atlantic and the overstretch of the German army. It could be argued that as the Battle of Britain did not independently bring about any decisive victory or change in the state of the war it should not be considered an important turning point in World War Two. In contrary to this, I have concluded that the effects of the outcome of the Battle were so widespread that had they not occurred, it is likely that many different key moments in the war would have been significantly different in outcome to justify it as a key Battle of the war; thus an important turning
Clearly, the Battle of Britain had limited importance in the short-term, where it was only directly relevant to Britain. However, as a long-term turning point the Battle of Britain proved to contribute to a variety of factors leading to the downfall of Nazi Germany. This essay has explained the Battle of Britain's influence on: Stalingrad, American supplies to Russia, America joining the war, the German economy, the bombing of Germany, the Battle of the Atlantic and the overstretch of the German army. It could be argued that as the Battle of Britain did not independently bring about any decisive victory or change in the state of the war it should not be considered an important turning point in World War Two. In contrary to this, I have concluded that the effects of the outcome of the Battle were so widespread that had they not occurred, it is likely that many different key moments in the war would have been significantly different in outcome to justify it as a key Battle of the war; thus an important turning