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- The 13 Hours That saved Britain, the bombing, the destruction, the rubble after the blitz. The story of
The 13 Hours That saved Britain is told by people who were kids at the time the Nazis launched an air attack on Britain.
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“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” WS Churchill.
The RAF crews joked at the time that he was actually referring to their bar bills.
Careful Doug you might upset the history re-writers who think Churchill is bad
@@fossy4321 pmsl 😂
@@Westcountrynordic I'm one of them.
@@dougoneill7266 Glass always half empty, than half full then eh Doug!
In humanities darkest hours, Great Britain and the United Kingdom shone at its brightest ever and stood alone against the greatest military force the world had ever seen...and we won. Im immensely proud to be British.
Wrong.
The Red Army was.
Plus Britain wasn't alone. 400 million people in the Empire stood right behind us
Spot on! Nobody was coming to help Great Britain, the people of the empire were in no position to help as they couldn't get to us. Hitler had taken Europe with a military might the world had never seen before. His Blitzkrieg tactics seemed unstoppable and he had done in months what the German army failed to do in all the years of WW1. If the RAF and fantastic pilots from other countries had lost the Battle of Britain, operation Sealion would have gone ahead and Britain would've faced a full German invasion. Britain falling to the Germans would have been a disaster for the world and the war would've been pretty much over. The D Day landings would never have happened, no Britain, no launching island for the troops to cross the channel and start the battle to liberate Europe. Hitler would then be able to focus more on North Africa and the war would've most likely been lost there. America would've entered the war standing pretty much alone! The Red army had no interest in liberating Europe, this was proven when Starling let the resistance fighters of Poland (who fought hard) get slaughtered after they rose up against the Germans, thinking the advancing red army would help them. Sadly Starling thought it was better to let them fight the Germans alone and not risk Russian lives (ironic a man who ordered civilians to stay in Russian cities and get killed by the German advance).
@@DannyBoy777777 Red army might of been but it was useless at this point in time. Britian was in fact alone in FIGHTING the german army. Germany was in control of some of Europe. Like holy shit dude, that it what he was saying. Imagine saying "Wrong" and have no idea what the comment was actualy saying xD
@@DannyBoy777777we were alone as in we were the last free nation not to fall into enemy hands
@@SuperMrDeathlordand it was being supplied by the British Americans and Canadians
Nicholas Parsons (Eyewitness, aged 16) passed away in January last year. He was still presenting a BBC radio comedy/quiz show until just a few weeks before his death. He had sharper wits at 96 than I have at 51.
On one of my trips to Jamaica I went to a home for old ex-servicemen, I met one old man who had been stationed at the airfield at Biggin Hill in Kent, (mentioned in the film) and he was overjoyed to learn that I lived a few miles from the airfield, and was able to confirm to the other old Jamaican men that the things he had told them about the area and what happened there were true. Apparently they use to laugh at him for 'spinning yarns'; he was a lovely old man called Ambrose, it was a pleasure to meet him.
Remember the airmen from other countries who fought along side the British members of the RAF.
Yep, 1 in 6 were foreign I believe.
The Lolez were superb.
Poles
Especially the Polish
we do, we have monuments for them.
The young woman who sang 'White Cliffs of Dover' that you quoted was speaking in this documentary: Dame Vera Lynn. She was shown a few times but I was pretty sure you didn't know who she was. She remained a British icon until her recent death.
Didn't she sadly pass away recently?
And of course the Queen referenced her song when she gave the covid speech last year.
We will be with our friends again, we will be with our families again..."we will meet again".
@@samuel10125 indeed she did, may she rest in peace.
Vera Lynn was considered rather square by my Baby Boomer generation back in the Sixties. But as we got older and (one hopes) more 'mature', we began to appreciate and respect this LADY more and more, and came to LOVE her immensely. The 'Forces' Sweetheart' also had something TOTALLY lacking among today's Pop Tarts: DIGNITY.
@@marvinc9994 She was hated by the Forces in her day. Imagine being many miles away from home, your a young man used to Rock'n'roll and many other great modern styles of music, then having to listen to this old Bint harping on. Also there never were Blue birds in Britain back then.
The lady who sang There’ll be blue birds over the white cliffs of Dover was Dame Vera Lynn, she was one of the ladies talking in this film. She died last year, wonderful lady! Xxx
When you see that, you understand just exactly what Sir Winston Churchill meant when he said:
"Never before in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many, to so few."
Commemorated each September, Battle Of Britain Day.
What you have to remember is that up until the Battle of Britain the Germans hadn't fought an air battle with a modern airforce they where used to steam rolling their opposition they had the RAF completely outnumbered yet somehow we won they massively underestimated the British strength to resist and fight British moral was low but it was somewhat high you always hear about British stubbornness and the stiff upper lip the Blitz was the embodiment of this.
Some Americans love to say they saved Britain they didn't The Battle of Britain saved Britain.
"up until the Battle of Britain the Germans hadn't fought an air battle with a modern airforce" - WTF? Before the Battle of Britain, there was the Battle of France. It was relatively short-lived, but the Luftwaffe were facing a modern airforce before they turned their attention to Britain.
@@redceltnet other than the evacuation at Dunkirk where the RAF fought ferociously to keep the Luftwaffe away from the beach all I know is that Britains airforce still mainly consisted of Biplanes with some Hurricanes which arguably where no match for the ME-109s plus their role was more bombing than dog fighting please educate me 😉and no I don't mean that sarcastically. I am always willing to learn 😌and admit if I'm wrong on something should I be prevented with information that counters point.
@@samuel10125 the Spitfire was introduced into RAF service in 1938. I believe that the fighters serving in support of the BEF in 1939/40 were Hurricanes. The Gloster Gladiator they replaced was in use in places like Iraq, Malta and other “out of the way” places.
Overall, America did kinda save us though.
If not for the trade and war loans provided by the US, the UK would of eventually got trampled.
The real issue is Germany thought the British Empire would crumple as fast as the French. That's never gonna happen. No Englishman would be compared to a Frenchman.
@@TerraExodus "No Englishman would be compared to a Frenchman." - Well, absolutely not. I mean... France is a sovereign nation. England hasn't been one of those since 1707. Do try and keep up with *current* events, old bean.
I totally agree with what you said at the end. I served ten years in the British army in Germany, and I've lived here, still in Germany for over 20 years as a civilian. You have to live in the here and now. Without reconciliation, the lives lost at war would have been wasted. My uncle was a prisoner of war and my grandfather fought in WWI against Germany, I'm a member of the British Legion and proud of my family and heritage, but also proud to live in what is now one of the most liberal countries on the planet. Keep up with the channel, I like your posts a lot, you obviously put a lot of thought into what you're going to review. Dem irie
My brother retired recently from 22 years in the British army. I had a long term relationship with a German girl and met her Granddad who bombed us during the war, but I never held it against him. He did what he had to do
Mr Giant the lady who sang the meet again song was Vera Lynne she only died a few months ago
She had the number 1 album.at age 100 and we all made a fuss on her birthday
She was honoured with her image being projected on the cliffs of Dover. She was still alive last summer when the Queen told us on VE day anniversary to take courage about the pandemic and Vera sang Well meet again
I.tell you these ladies of 100 years around showed us how to do it. I felt more resolute after all that That was the best generation ever
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Dame Vera Lynn recorded that song. She is one of the women interviewed in this film.
Thank you. I did not know who she was, I just remembered my mother singing that song a lot.
It is unfortunate that this video gives the misleading impression that The Battle of Britain lasted only one day - the thirteen hours of the 15th September 1940. This is not true, of course. The Battle lasted from July to October 1940. The 15 September was just the most critical day. Too many commentators miss the crucial fact, mentioned fleetingly in the commentary, that by 15 September RAF fighters had already been fighting off daily attacks by the Luftwaffe for over two months.
Correct it is always wise to read both sides of any situation. The winners always whitewash their truth...
@@casperwallace9685 The fact thay Battle lasted over three months is verifiable truth. So what point are you arguing?
BECAUSE that is considered the crucial day - the day that turned the tide of the battle. Pay attention!
@@lorddaver5729 That you only get part of the story.........
@@drwhatson By whom ? I like the bigger picture, so everyone gets the acknowledgements and not just a few.
It might be a dit (yarn, story) that after the German plans to invade Britain, codenamed “Operation Sea Lion” was about to be cancelled, that Goering asked his pilots what could they use that would help them win. He was less than pleased when one of his subordinates responded with “we could do with a few squadrons of Spitfires!”. I have no way to confirm the veracity of this dit but it’s a great story either way.
It was so sad that the American ambassador to Britain was of the firm belief that Britain was beaten and American foreign policy should be changed to keep America out of the fight (yet again, just like WW1) and the name of this “brave American “ - none other than the war/prohibition profiteer called Joseph Kennedy (whose sons would meet unpleasant deaths). Fortunately for all concerned the American president ignored his recommendations and decided to help out with “Lend/Lease” and the rest, as they say, is history.
Some time in the 1960,s there was a feature film being shown in the cinemas called the Battle Of Britain using WW2 planes no cgi was used . The clips shown are from the film.
Great honest reaction , i wouldnt be here if a doodlebug ( flying bomb ) that landed at the top of my grandmother's road had been dropped a second before or after as my mother was a baby in her pram outside my nans house and threw her through the air and she damaged her eyes , scary times then my nan would say as you never knew when your time was up
Lovely reaction mate, my uncles, 6 of them, were involved in this fight, Nice to see your emotion
I remember when Grenada was invaded. Reagan didn't tell Margaret Thatcher and she was really angry.
So was the queen.
The list of allied nationals who participated is truly the 1st struggle by "United Nations": Poles, Jamaicans, Canadians, Czechs, South Africans, Barbadians, Newfoundlanders, Australians, New Zealanders (outstandingly!), Irish, Rhodesians, Belgians, French, Indians. By the battle's end (October 1940), American volunteers joined the fight!
Really appreciate and enjoyed your review & reaction to this.. This period of the war, the Battle of Britain in particular has been a life time passion of mine.. I was lucky to live just outside of Uxbridge & Northolt as a young man.. I have visited the Uxbridge 11 group command centre so many times.. and always get goosebumps when I do. It feels as if time has stood still..
These young men, these Few, many making the ultimate sacrifice, gave their today’s for our tomorrow’s..
81 years later, they are absolutely not forgotten.
The beginning of our love for the Spitfire. Just seeing and hearing one swoop overhead during a display gives goosebumps ❤️. I live not far from where an airfield has one for celebration /historic flights and I’ve often seen it soar up into a summer sky. Everyone, of all generations, stop and watch.
Puts tears in my eyes every time I see a spitfire and I’m a 51 year old man .
@@jakeyb6453 Something to be very proud of my friend! 👍🇬🇧
@@jakeyb6453 I'm 83 years old and it's a sound I will never forget.I live in the home of where the engines are from. I'm told by the workers of today that if a spitfire flies over the factory, it does a VICTORY Roll. Have never seen that. Would love to?
My grandfather was a kid during all of this. He didn't live in London, but in an industrial town in the north of England which was raided a few times by the German airforce. He told me a few times about how he and his parents would spend entire nights in the cupboard under the stairs in his house. Looking back I wish I asked him more about his view of the war. My gran on the other hand when she was a kid once got caught outside in an air raid on her way to school and ran back home for shelter and spent the whole time worried she'd be in trouble for being late to school.
My father was a 21 year old Glider Pilot that dropped paratroops in France on D-Day.
That's all I know... And that came from my mother, who was a servicing nurse during the war.
My father never spoke about what he went through. He suffered from depression all his life.. and eventually took his own life at 70 yrs old.
I can't imagine what he saw or went through during the war. But he clearly couldn't forget.
There was little to no treatment for whats now called "Post traumatic stress disorder". My own father had his struggles but lived to 93. I'm sincerely sorry to hear the tale of your own dad. God bless his soul. RIP.
To this day the sound of a Spitfire can reduce grown men to jelly. Dame Vera Lynn was considered the Forces Sweetheart well after the war, I had 18 year olds under my command in Iraq that knew who she was.
The UK Government at the time released info that the reason the pilots kept being in the right place at the right time was down to the fact that they eat carrots. The myth of eating carrots for good eye sight has stuck ever since.
My favourite thing is the reason they chose carrots was the fact we had an abundance of carrots and as such they also wanted to encourage people to eat them.
I remember my Great Grandma saying that.
Good ploy though. It worked. lol
@@TerraExodus god bless her I bet she could tell some stories
@@jodu626 Yeah, She had quite a few stories when the US started shipping troops over in prep for D-Day.
They livened up the pub scene and caused a few incidents.
@@TerraExodus ha I bet
The Blitz... From 7 September 1940, London was systematically bombed by the Luftwaffe for 56 of the following 57 days and nights. Most notable was a large daylight attack against London on 15 September.
More than 40,000 civilians were killed by Luftwaffe bombing during the war, almost half of them in the capital, where more than a million houses were destroyed or damaged.
It was 60,000. 40,000 during the Blitz of 1940/41 when towns and cities across Britain were bombed regularly, including Scotland, Wales and Ulster, (and not just London). A further 20,000 were killed in London and the south east during 1944 when the German V1 and V2 rockets were launched against the UK.
Germany also had the cheek to complain about the UK bombing Dresden etc. when they had bombed lots of our cities.
@@spacefanatic ...the background was: British and Americans used incendiary bombs against civilians...
which resulted in hundreds of thousands of civilians being burned alive. And besides, the British have pushed their own casualty numbers upwards and drastically corrected the casualty numbers of German civilians downwards......Well, History is written by the victors, right?!
A few years ago, evidence was finally provided that incendiary bombs were used against german civilians. Brits and Americans always denied it, now we know it better!
A jogger randomly found a british incendiary bomb in a wooded area on the outskirts of Dresden. And now nobody can tell lies about this fact anymore.
@@dieterdodel835 Just like the opposition did to Coventry and all other UK cities.
@@dieterdodel835 are you seeking sympathy Dieter, we really don’t care how or how many Germans died due to air raids. We didn’t start the war, in fact we really tried to avoid it. But the madness of the NAZIs left us with very little choice. If we had possessed an atomic bomb then, we would have had no compunction but to use it.
My great grandmother who unfortunately passed at 98 in 2015 always told us about her experiences during the battle of Britain. She was a bomb maker and had a huge part in the war. One of the stories she told us was one day she was on the moors in her hometown when a bomb came flying overhead and the only shelter she had was a table near by where she hid and it just amazed me on how much resilience they had . She is forever one of my biggest inspirations
Imagine nineteen year olds doing this today? .....no ,nor can I.
I know several 19 year olds that I fought with in NI, Bosnia, Sierra Leone, Iraq and Afghanistan that would disagree. I understand where the sentiment comes from but please, please do not underestimate what some of our youth are capable of. As a generation as a whole though, yeah, I see exactly where you are coming from.
They did it back then because they had to. If they had to again, they would.
@Dank Waifu Not all of you, like I said I know and have served with many that are not. I have kids your age though and some of their acquaintances (not fiends, they have better tasted) are depriving a tree of oxygen, they truly are pussies. I mean full on, whining, bitching, self righteous, preaching, hypocritical, over privileged pussies who I wouldn't trust with a can opener let alone a weapon. Funnily enough the ones that you wouldn't trust to walk behind you with a spoon let alone anything more dangerous are also always the ones that eventually tell me "I was going to join the Army but......."
We take the fight to other countries now, an air invasion of Britain is implausible and if there was one, we wouldn't need to rely on 19 year olds. We'd have automated AA cannons and fighter jets flown by seasons veterans, not teenagers. A ridiculous comparison.
no one imagined them doing it then, until it HAD to be done. . dont under estimate the human beings absolute drive to survive in the face of adversity. The reason we can not imagine it is because there's nothing currently that would kick that instinct in to anyone.
Thanks for reacting to that video. The bombing parts really seem to affect you due to your own experience; I assume you are from Grenada and refer to bombing during the USA invasion in 1982.
Yes I am. That is what I was referring to.
I was born 1962 and a lot of our games involved fighting germans or escaping them! My Dad was in the RAF aged 19 during this battle.
The Polish Airforce formed RAF squadrons in Blackpool. They were amongst the most aggressive and effective pilots in the Battle of Britain and other theatres of war.
“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.”
― Winston Churchill
My mum and her sisters were children during the war. They could tell the difference between the sound of a British plane and that of a German plane. Apparently, the German planes made an eerie Brm-BRUM Brm-BRUM noise, rather than the steady Bruum of the British planes. A bomb landed in their garden, but didn't explode. The hole was only around ten feet across, but twenty feet deep. If it had exploded, no mum, no aunties. What their generation went through is what people in Syria and Yemen have been going through.
I'm so glad to see a reference to the the sounds of the aeroplanes. People have looked at me with scepticism when I have mentioned the difference between ours and their aircraft. I was beginning to wonder if my memory was playing tricks in me. Apparently not.
@@iriscollins7583 Definitely there was a different noise, Iris. They knew which planes were coming over.
It's 5am and I gotta go out at 6, perfect timing to spend an hour with a bruva from another island
The blitz was another bombing crusade by nazi Germany on London. It lasted 57 days & nights of continuous bombing, imagine the destruction! My city in Yorkshire England, was back then a major port. We were the most heavily bombed city outside of London, with 87% of our infrastructure destroyed or damaged. Living in terraced housing, a German bomb hit the house of neighbours just two doors away from my grandparents house. It killed everyone inside. Another 60 feet, in my grandparents direction, i wouldn't be sat here telling you this now! The battle of Britain, was the beginning of the end for nazi Germany, they had failed thanks to the brave British fighter pilots & everyone backing them. Also, for the British geniuses that gave us radar! We are indebted to them all. 🇬🇧
Great video I’m a Brit myself, I take it your from Grenada it’s really interesting to hear your take on it because I’m sure you lived through a similar situation yourself in the 80s so you can probably relate to it better than most, great video.👍
Dame Vera Lynn (one of the people speaking in the video) was the lady who sang that song
As a kid I was always fascinated to see the side of a house which had been bombed during the war. You could see where the stairs had been and, often, there would be the remnants of the wallpaper which had been there. And agiain, often there would be a fireplace. And this still existed until the 70s
I was walking the coastal path near Bournemouth once when I heard the unmistakable engine noise of a spitfire. As I reached the top of the hill a spitfire barrel rolled over my head. As amazing a sight I’ve ever seen. Was almost a private performance. Got goosebumps just typing this. Beautiful plane
When my grand father was a child in ww2 he remembers the German airforce firing machine guns at them as they were running to the bomb shelter. That was in gosport
My dad LOVED spitfires, he was everything army lol. A proud lancashire fusilier and quite controversially he actually loved German marching songs 🤣
@@thatsthat2612 I’m a massive fan of history documentaries and particularly world at war. They have a German marching song on it that I too am fond off. 😆 we are a strange breed the brits
@@jodu626 lol definitly! He could speak German and i have this memory of being in the kitchen and the history chanel was on and in the 90s it was all ww2, there was a clip of German soilders marching and singing the my dads booming fucking voice joining in word for word 🤷♀️😂😂 i was like...ok
@@jodu626 yes it was world at war
Some of those scenes were from the 1969 film 'Battle of Britain'; worth watching
there's a really great film made in 1969 called 'The Battle of Britain'. It's very long - but great to watch.
My Great Grandfather Victor Franklin senior was a fire fighter in the West Ham fire brigade in London during the Battle of Britain and the Blitz, his fire service medal is in the North Weald museum (RAF North Weald being one of the old main QRA bases during the war, not too far from the town where I used to live)
The hurricane doesn't get enough credit
The Battle Of Britain was fought by pilots from India, South Africa, Poland, Canada and the Caribbean. Bless them all.
That Was Vera Lynn, That Sang That Song. She Was The Lady In The Chair In The Video. She Was Only 23.
At that time we were totally alone and our backs were to the wall, Hitlers forces were poised at French ports waiting to invade us (Operation Sea Lion), We knew we had to fight for our survival, Many of our brave pilots were as young as 19 and we owe them so much.
Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome was unheard of back in WW2 and when the war was over the soldiers, sailors and airmen were expected to go straight back into civilian life and get on with rebuilding the nation. Such brave men and women.
"You alright laddie? Good oh! Have that arm bandaged, a mug of hot, sweet, tea and I'll see you down at dispersal. We're on readiness.........."
It was known in WWII. In the UK forces it was called Battle Shock. In WWI it was called Shell Shock. You are right though, it was thought the 'cure' was a rest then carry on as normal. Front line soldiers experiencing Battle Shock were rested if possible then returned to the front. Battle Shock is only part of what modern PTSD is considered, you can have PTSD and not have what was termed Battle Shock.
Winston Churchill quote.
Never, in the field of human conflict, was so much owed by so many to so few."
Because the German luftwaffe where the stronger power.
I would suggest watching horrible histories it has some amazing songs about these guys and girls.
Herman Goring asked a German squadron commander at the end of this day " is there anything that i can do to help you" the commander replied "yes can you get us some Spitfires", Goring didn't take his reply very well.
This battle saved the world. If Britain was invaded the yanks couldn't invade Europe. The nazis could concentrate on defeating the Russians.
They'd have to cross the Atlantic. Sitting ducks for the U-boats. The Germans would be waiting for them. They needed a base to gather their forces, like England.
Also the USA would have not have gone to war with Germany once Britain had surrendered.
Well, after taking the UK, Hitler with Japan had sights on America too. He wanted world domination & the USA would probably have fallen too! 🇬🇧
@@Paul-hl8yg yes
@@michaelpurcell5508 How true.
Prior to Pearl Harbour the majority of Americans [where there is a significant % of descendants from German immigrants actually supported Germany rather than the UK. Roosevelt and his party pushed through pro-UK policies against great opposition from both business interests and the media of the day.
Pearl Harbour was their big wake up call, but even after Pearl Harbour they did not declare war on Germany until after Hitler [against the advice of almost 100% of other Nazis] made the catastrophic error of declaring war on the USA to show solidarity with Japan.
Even during the following war US business did huge black market trade with Germany which was chanelled through Sweden.
the lady who sang the song there will be blue birds over the white cliffs of Dover was on your video, she was Dame Vera Lyn and she died earlier this year. Vera Lynn is singing here on you tube. I enjoyed your reaction to this video. You were born in the 60s I was a child in the 50s and London bomb sites were my play ground. the West End of London. men were still screaming in doorways thinking they were being bombed and my mum used to say they were suffering from shell shock, that was the name given to PTDS post traumatic distress syndrome.
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According to my late Dad RAF pilot WW2 (single engine), radar saved Britain. He was good mates with a Boffin who was very involved in its development. Also, he said British fighter pilots were better in the air owing to the fact the Germans had fuel injection systems. The British, relying on carburettors, had to flip upside down and around about to avoid starvation. Consequently, they became experienced in aerobatics.
Just a month or two ago I had a grandstand view in my garden of NATO exercises where the latest jets were dog-fighting in the skies all around. It was epic to watch (and listen to) but reminds us that brave and highly skilled men and women still stand ready to "defend these islands, whatever the cost may be."
Thank you so much I enjoyed learning about the battle of Britain ,so interesting !
Thanks for this video.People’s opinions on our history is interesting.Dictators in history are always defeated.Take care from UK.👊🏻
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Sir, you might enjoy the Battle Of Britain film, quite an old film, but a classic. May I also ask, what are you referring to, regarding your own experience, to do with an island and air-combat?
There was a military "intervention" on my island by the US back in 1983. Some fighter jets were used. Not on the same level as the film.
@@MrGiant Grenada?
@@steevenfrost Yes, am Grenadian. Was 19 years old then.
@@MrGiant OK. Interesting. I will take a look at this. Can you clarify what island, so I can be sure when educating myself? Grenada?
@@geoffleggett5286 It is Grenada. th-cam.com/video/LTJEI4yeVSY/w-d-xo.html Here is a video about the invasion/intervention. I reacted to it. a while back too.
In brief - this battle was the culmination of an air campaign that started on the 10th July and ended on the 31 st October, the attacks were initially focused on RAF bases but after the UK bombed Berlin Hitler ordered the attack to focus on London, which gave the RAF time to rebuild its bases and prepare for the 250 bombers and 400 fighters about to attack London, at this time the USA had not entered the war and the only country the stood in the way of Hitler was the UK, and the UK massively outnumbered, stopped them.
Thank you for the information. You have a great new years celebration.
The reason the date/time of year was so important was because Hitler wanted to invade Britain before the autumn storms set in (heavy seas - no use for a seaborne invasion) but he had to have control of the skies, hence the urgent need to defeat the RAF and give German aircraft control of the skies so they could protect their invasion fleet. His failure that Autumn, meant there could be no invasion before the following spring, plenty time for Britain to build up defences, build more planes, train more pilots and troops, etc.
Hitler knew how strong the RAF was and was scared he also knew the German crossing the channel with the RN arriving from Scappa Flow would obliterate the German crossing. God bless our armed forces.
Great reaction, subbed enjoyed your bamber bridge reaction 👍🏻
Thank you so much for this video !
Some things stay with you forever 😢❤️
The thing that grinds me is that during the Battle of Britain it’s only the east end of London that really gets mentioned. Nothing about the fact that Portsmouth got flattened
As an example
MOST major cities and a fair number of minor ones too received visits from the Luftwaffe. I'm from Liverpool, the city centre and docks were almost ENTIRELY destroyed during 1940/41.
My mom just td me a story. Here in England my grandma was a conductor on the London transport system. There was also lot of black people working on there. Apparently when the air raid sirens sounded, the black workers had to be pushed and persuaded by the other workers and citizens to enter the air raid shelters and save themselves. She remembered a black priest who went out of the shelter time after time securing people off the street into the shelters. Children and old folk. On the third trip out he lost his arm
On the the fifth he lost his life. RIP Fr Tuto.
What a story. Its always a learning experience to hear from the people who lived it. Thank you for sharing.
We may be a small country but we will not be invaded
We may be a small country but we will never surrender
We may be a small country but we are Great Britain 🇬🇧
Its insane to think about. I work in construction in London and we're still finding bombs. Over the course of the last five years we've had to call bomb squads about 60 - 80 times I'd say. From small incendiary's to 500kgs. For explosives that were probably made almost 80 years ago their still proving to be a menace now.
Wow that something else. I worry about that on my island after the invasion, so far none found. I found guns when I was there but never bombs. You have a great day.
Same here in Germany, lots of building work going on in Munich at the mo with the odd bomb being found..
You're videos are awesome mate !! Thank you!
Great reaction video mate, you've just got a new subscriber
Without the invention of the cavity magnetron, and radar, Britain would have lost the war and even Americans would be speaking German.
It's this sort of backs to wall action that puts into perspective the American claim that they "won the war" and "saved our asses" single handedly. It's insulting to every Allied serviceman and woman who gave their lives for the cause. There were many pilots from lots of countries that flew on this day whose courage and determination can never be underestimated.
The Allied victory was definitely a joint effort which included the US and Russia alongside Australia and NZ, Canada and many others including Britain. It could be argued that the Battle Of Britain changed Hitler's plans and made him shift his focus elsewhere.
In WW2 they just started going after the civilians at some point, even the allied forced. It was bloody mess
the woman who sang that song was on the video it was vera lynn
I genuinely believe the RAF literally saved the world, if Britain fell, the empire fell, the world fell. P.s. you have a ghost 😂
The Empire fell anyway.
@@user-ky6vw5up9m it did or more accurately was given back but after ww2.
We gave up our Empire so that others would lose theirs.
@@eyesofisabelofficial American imperialism swept the world for 70 years, but is now beginning to fall apart at the seams.
the song, Dame Vera Lynn, right? White cliffs of Dover. beautiful song. my granny used to sing we'll meet again, by Dame Vera.
Peace, Belfast, N.Ireland
You Darling, That Was Dame Vera Lyn in the programme. Look back and see ❤
Dame vera Lynne will always and forever be our nations sweetheart. That song we will meet again is iconic.
This is why we brits get so offended when some ignorant americans say 'if it wasnt for us you would be speaking German' that saying devalues our ww2 heroes and what they did to keep us free. (I've actually had an american say this to me before)
Let me say this. These aircraft had power. If Britain had lost the battle of Britain then the EU including Britain would fascist.. We stood up and fought
I can't believe it's 2 years ago ago. Mr grant. I hope you and your family are well. 👍
The resistance to Germany in that battle meant more than victory for Britain, but had the Germans conquered Britain which was the ultimate aim, there would have beeen a drastic change in the war and the history of Europe.
It gives me goosebumps, what do we have in reserve nothing sir every plane we got is in the air ..my granddad was a spitfire pilot he got shot down 3 times one time during this day ..I got his flight suit and other stuff got it from my dad I grew up with the stories ..I can't imagine being in a fighter plane trying to save an intire country..that suit means everything to me. it's strange sometimes I look at my granddads suit and medals and say I hope you think I'm a decent person with the right morals ..
Blue Birds Over the White Cliffs of Cover was sung by Vera Lynn who featured in this programme when an old lady.
Please react to Timeline, The legendary commando raid at St Nazaire. Its an amazing story told by those involved.
Hi, Jeremy Clackson does a great doc concerning the raid on St naizierre , Durham Lad
@@geoffwheadon2897 That's the one, it's on Timelines channel
With the invention of radar, Britain created the world's first integrated air defence system. Also Goering's tactics of ordering their fighters protecting their bombers, made them more vulnerable and less effective than they could have been. Once the Germans started bombing cities, and left the airfields alone, they lost the Battle of Britain.
The Few.
Never forgotten, at least in Britain.
And that is every one of the nationalities that make up the few.
You are unique amongst the present wave of youtubers in that you have been in a war situation (The US invasion of Grenada in 1983) Unlike that US invasion which was overwhelming and one sided, this was a fight of military equals, but influenced western powers into ensuring that war would never again be fought on their own shores.
September 15th is officially known as “Battle of Britain Day”, many RAF bases used to hold open days on the Saturday closest to that date, unfortunately due to cutbacks in military spending this no longer happens.
Many thanks Mr Giant for your first-rate interaction.
So nice of you. Have a great day
I believe the RAF had more planes in each squadron compared to the Germans.
A really simple lack of understanding but it meant when both sides intelligence counted squadrons, the UK over estimated the number of German aircraft.
The Germans under estimated the number of planes available to the RAF.
So the RAF found things not quite as bad as they actually expected whereas the Germans had even more of a shock.
That's the wonderful Dame vera Lynn. There will be bluebirds over the white cliffs of dover and we'll meet again. x
I like your content man, its a very good vibe
As for modern air warfare, in places like Syria and Afghanistan, the “insurgent” forces didn’t really have air forces. In the second Gulf War in 2002 the first operation was to destroy the Iraqi airforce.
You might find it interesting to react to "Old soldier meets young soldier". It's a discussion between a WW2 veteran and an Afghan veteran and covers their feelings toward their respective enemies.
We don't have battles, but Russia very often fly in to UK airspace and are escorted out.
They are probing for weekness, and recording our reaction times.
They have never flown into UK airspace. Obviously. They fly in international airspace, close to the UK boundary.
@@TransoceanicOutreach They probe the boundary I ment. It was easier to say airspace.
The Poles constantly whinge that the British forget to mention the Polish contribution to our collective victory, whilst simultaneously forgetting to mention the contribution of the CZECHOSLOVAKIAN ace pilot Josef František who, as a guest of 303 squadron, contributed 17 confirmed kills towards Polish 303 Squadron's 58.5 confirmed kills. Bravo to the Czechs (oh and the Poles as well).
Wonderful video 🤺👍👏🙏🇬🇧🙏
Our brothers shall prevail
You should watch the 70's film "Battle of Britain."
The film was made in 1968.
Was born in 68 not far from where they filmed it.Now live in Western Australia.My grandma bought up 4 kids during the blitz.
The lady who sang white cliffs of Dover was in the video..... Dame Vera Lynn
The singer was Dame Vera Lynn who appeared in this documentary.