We will always owe these veterans so much and must never be forgotten.

Polish 303 Squadron fighter ace Jan Zumbach speaking French at 22:53. Incredible. You can tell he is a very humble and kind man. What a legend!

@Cece-dad17

19 күн бұрын

Shame the English were so disgusting to the polish after the war.

I salute them all, pilots, aircrew and all those on the ground who kept them flying. Incredible effort against such odds. As a child I can remember the trails in the sky as they fought, too young to understand. In the mid 1950’s my first RAF Medical Branch posting was to a newly built RAF Hospital Wegberg, Germany, some 60km from Koln (Cologne). I traveled across the continent to see firsthand where so many battles were fought. The Ruhr dams are impressive, inland seas almost. Sitting on the repaired section of the Eder Dam, and looking into the distance, the thought of what took place during and after that raid, sent chills down my spine, very sobering memories remain with me crystal clear as I near my 84th year. I treasure my time in the RAF, it turned a boy into a man. I am proud to have served. Thank you for sharing this enlightening narrative of “The Few”.

@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your memories, and for your service to this country Shevill. Happy 85th with many more to come !!!

@ShevillMathers

2 жыл бұрын

@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 Thank you so much for your comments, much appreciated. My RAF generation are thinning out very rapidly now, especially those who served at Wegberg.

@22grena

Жыл бұрын

There is only one surviving pilot from the Battle of Britain and he is being ignored. Is it because he is Irish?

As the son of a RAF Sargent I have nothing but respect ✊ for all those that took part in the air ground defence

The gentleman introducing this piece is RAF Wing Commander Peter Townsend (CVO, DSO, DFC, and bar) a Battle of Britain squadron commander (85 SQ) and fighter ace who went on to command squadrons and RAF air stations throughout the war. He authored two great books about air fighting in WW2 ("Duel of Eagles", "The Odds Against Us). A true war hero and a real gentleman!

@alanhopgood1888

19 күн бұрын

Ex-boyfriend of Princess Margaret and needed a haircut!

One of the very best documentaries out there. Thank you sir. My Dad was in the midst of pilot trying at the end. For all fortune for me, it all ended and I had him as a father and I have the honour of being his son. His father was in the artillery (gassed at Vimy WWI) and two of his brothers were in the army during WWII. Without regard for my age age now (61), I would always follow their sacrifices and continue as best possible. Better me than my son and his sons. If not, those previous gave all for nothing. As alarming as it sounds, I truly believe history is to repeat itself, once again and very soon.

@charlesreid3482

3 жыл бұрын

What’s pilot trying

@marine4lyfe85

2 жыл бұрын

@@charlesreid3482 Training I believe.

@abbyzee3253

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing story🙌

This is indeed one of the very best documentaries of all on the Battle of Britain, of the young pilots of the day, and of the social trauma of those very dark days of 1940 when our backs were really against the wall...And this is an honest and noble film, the words describing attitudes of the time confessing their weaker thoughts, reflections on what had amounted to a certain failure of the world to prevent further war after the inhumane butcheries of the previous lost generation of the Great War little more than two decades before. In their honesty if vain, they had thrown down the gauntlet of a challenge to governments and to politicians of the time that they would refuse to fight for King and Country....But and to their supreme honour those very same young men would shortly reject their own idealistic vow...For it must have been a terrible mental turn round to accept that the World was still intent on defying peaceful trade and cultural development and exchanges in favour of proving themselves superior by the most cruel terror tactics upon weaker peoples, tactics and methods defying all rational description. In the end, after Chamberlain’s respectful efforts to hold peace by giving whatever was demanded by that race of political gangsters, efforts which may have been « respectful » in intent but which had certainly begun to lose all respectability if not to all most certainly plainly clear to more people by the day after mid-March 1939.... only then did the Appeasers feel they were really the Minority. This is a great record indeed and thanks go out to those making it here available for us all to view again and again. We now know a lot more too of what this really great generation suffered and achieved...and we are grateful to them all as we are to the One Great Man who with many others who stood resolutely with him, in his unique and superb ability to galvanise the British People and Nation to rally all freedom loving people to give the foulest creed that mouthed the ugly dogma of « might is right » the right bloody nose that it deserved. And we must never let it be forgotten the terrible shame allowed to be inflicted onto those courageous fighters from countries occupied by those above described only to be « liberated » by another not very dissimilar in political terrorism, foreign fighters who had fought heroically for the defence of Britain against the fascist foes of their occupied countries and who, returned home to their beloved countries only to be greeted with enmity, contempt even accusations, even imprisonment.....Let us feel for them their shame, aye, the very shame of gross ingratitude....At least, today their countries, noble, resolute and stout-hearted people they are, are free. Of course, I speak of Czechoslovakia and Poland, all honour to their Royal Air Force pilots and to their resolute determination and courage.

My gratitude is nothing for what i feel for those man, and every one that fight the evil in those dark times..... Respect :)

@stuartbaldwin3877

3 жыл бұрын

Give us JAG Sqad 303 n Batter them with only 8 Lost n 126 Krauts Down Dya Get Me !!!

@andrewkawaoka6651

3 жыл бұрын

I just saw a true story of a British pilot who asked a British female trooper who worked for the RAF, a pilot went down without jumping out of his Spit fire's cockpit, some how she new it was her fiancée, it brought years my heart even tho it was 75 years later

@andrewkawaoka6651

3 жыл бұрын

The pilot asked her for marriage

@andrewkawaoka6651

3 жыл бұрын

So sad she said he never asked to make love that evening's night, his next mission he was killed in his cockpit no parachute she tells this story decades later, the movie shows her still crying retelling the fatefully heart breaking story

A truly Great Film of a Epic Battle in the Air which practically won us the Second War. And one of my uncles was in the Royal Air Force . During that War and long after. He Spent 30 years in the R.A.F. Making Flight Sergeant before he Retired. He was also in the Liberation of Brussels during the War He was stationed in Grimbergen in Belgium for a while from there to the Liberation of Brussels

@brianbreen1026

3 жыл бұрын

Brian Neale, you are delusional when you say the battle of Britain practically won the 2nd World War. That war was fought and won by Russia, they destroyed armies for God's sake. Millions died. Get real.

What a remarkable documentary made all the more significant by having such close action footage and interviews with some of the key players in the Battle of Britain. It was interesting to hear Group Captain Peter Townsend giving his account of the events as they unfolded. Testing times, indeed.

Great video and excellent voice-over narrative - thanks for posting this.

Thx for this documentary. For those who fights and dies for the peace of world thx u for u services and your sacrifices for everything you guys did.

It was Air Marshal Dowding and his RAF that won the Battle of Britain. None will be forgotten

Air Chief Marshal Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, GCB, GCVO, CMG, a true hero. Loved to see him at the end of this video.

So Much Owed To Us By So Few, WE Will Never Forget These Boys***

@davidjones-tz8bs

3 жыл бұрын

And bomber command? 55000 died

@samnigam3451

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidjones-tz8bsFor Both it fits well be it Flyboy bomber chaps fighter n fighter bomber radical squadrons

@mmeijer635

3 жыл бұрын

@stuart baldwin I believe it is "owed by us to so few'', since the 'few' worked a decisive victory benefitting so many (of us).

Hats of to those few brave who gave their life for freedom.

@rasputinputin8103

3 жыл бұрын

Hats 'OFF' not of.

We all owe so much to the generations of our parents and grandparents, particularly those who lost their lives defending our shores and Europe giving us what we have today. Even with two new state of the art aircraft carriers, our governments since WWII still haven't been able to prevent the largest invasion of illegal immigrants to our shores or the fish in our waters!

140 polish pilots 303 squadron was the highest scoring squadron in the Battle of Britain.

@conceptalfa

3 жыл бұрын

👍 👍 👍!!!

@mikemines2931

3 жыл бұрын

Because we lost so many of ours in the Battle of France.

@VikingTeddy

3 жыл бұрын

Repeat please!

@mikemines2931

3 жыл бұрын

@@VikingTeddy Beware the hun in the sun.

@mazda1942

2 жыл бұрын

After the war the Polish pilots were ostracized without any clear reason. The shunning and resentment of the pilots after the war caused a great division between Poland and the UK.

This air battle was the beginning of the end if Germany's air supremcy , Luftwaffe lost pilots that could not be replaced, London's people won WW2 with their resolve

I have always thought the Stuka’s noise came off from the engine,never knew they had sirens installed in them to cause panic.

@rasputinputin8103

3 жыл бұрын

Now you know.

@dennisroyhall121

3 жыл бұрын

And say goodbye to ignorance for which there is no excuse!

@olesuhr727

3 жыл бұрын

I believe they called them the "Jericho Sirens".

@mazda1942

2 жыл бұрын

The sirens were attached at the base of the vertical stabilizer (fin) and were activated in the dive.

@alanmeasures8337

2 жыл бұрын

Apparently the German pilots didn't like the sirens use to do there head in should have got some prisoners and put them in a Room just listening to that noise

Wonderful Sir.

Great Documentary. Grretings from Lima, PERU.

As I grow older my respect grows too

A superb documentary! To fly a Spitfire.. ✈ 🌥

Wonderful prjent

! see Gord's hand fighting for Britain's pilots in the battle of Britain! God bless them all!

@rasputinputin8103

3 жыл бұрын

Who is Gord? By the way, God does not exist. Gods are a figment of your screwed perception.

@charlesreid3482

3 жыл бұрын

Gord who

@malcolmscrivener8750

Жыл бұрын

@@rasputinputin8103 Hey Poota ! How do you know God doesn’t exist ? Only God would know that . Do you think you’re God ?

The commonwealth pilots, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Indian, Malaya all contributed. The Polish contingent was particularly important.

@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684

2 жыл бұрын

All of which are honoured at remembrance day parades. 75% of Fighter Command pilots during the battle were of British Birth.

@marypetrie930

Жыл бұрын

@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 I'm not certain but think it was even more than that. I remember the final scene from the battle of Britain film where they give a breakdown of the different nationalities.

@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684

Жыл бұрын

@@marypetrie930 Thank you Mary. That figure I gave was off the top of my head, and I have accidentally under represented the proportion of British born pilots, the figure actually being close to 81%.

Men and women the likes of who we will never see again they had backbones and guts.

@pinkpenzu

3 жыл бұрын

@Real Thailand your son is killing farmers. Big difference

What series is this? It's fantastic.

Brave Men!

It is my understanding that Britain kept it a secret about how many planes and pilots they had so that the Germans would think they were almost finished. Also, the different approach to stimulants being given to the pilots on both sides must have played a part in the final outcome. Please see the documentary “Blitzed” on this fascinating topic.

Good work boys, God save the 👑 king

One must also wonder why the Brits didn’t use the Browning .50 caliber instead of the .303. It was both *very* reliable and a good compromise between the limitations between the .303 rifle cartridge and the .20 mm Hispano cannon, the latter of which has a number of teething problems.

@youraveragescotsman7119

3 жыл бұрын

Easier to make and supply .303 guns for the Spitfires. They'd have to redesign the Spitfire to handle the Browning, which would take awhile and create some logistical problems. With the .303 MG, the ammo used for the SMLE could be used for the Spitfire. Easier to supply that way.

The Mossie was the fastest bomber during the war, not the Ju88. Let's have some accuracy here!

Props to Hugh

Isn't that Townsend, Princess Margret's main squeeze?

@user-wp6eh1gi4z

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's him. Peter filed for divorce in November 1952. It was his divorced status which eventually made it impossible for Margaret to marry him, as both the Church of England and parliament suggested they were firmly against the match.

At 46:00, is that "Bomber" Harris?

@merlin6955

3 жыл бұрын

No, that is Air Chief Marshall Lord Hugh Dowding.

@mazda1942

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Lord Dowding. They tell you that at 45:10

"....France has fallen after six weeks of bitter fighting...'. Bitter fighting?! What a sad joke!

Already Britian was putting in to place the ability to crank out Spitfires and new aircraft like the Mosquito 🦟. Britain 🇬🇧 was no slouch.

The poles. Dont forget the poles.

@JackSmith-hx8zh

3 жыл бұрын

They're very much acknowledged in this documentary. Did you watch it through?

@johnnyralf3453

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, they were very brave fighters.

@jimmyandtheresurrection7247

3 жыл бұрын

@@JackSmith-hx8zh i watched i all. But they were more mentioned more than acknowledged. Those guys were terrors in the sky. But i enjoyed the documentary though.

I don't know what the British were thinking when they designed the Spitfire with Carbureted Engines. A Carburetor in a Fighter Aircraft when the Germans had Fuel Injection.

@johnnyralf3453

3 жыл бұрын

And your point is.

@Crooked_Clown

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnnyralf3453, the point is that carburetors don't belong in acft engines but the British installed them anyway and the engines kept stalling during G's

@davidgray3321

3 жыл бұрын

They fixed that in due course, the spitfire was faster old boy, and you can still see them flying today, just a thought.

@youraveragescotsman7119

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidgray3321 And when the Mk9 came out, the Germans had no answer to it. God help them in a Mk14 showed up.

I am at the point where they are playing the music and was thinking "if only AC/DC tunes were available at that time...would really energize them" Lots of stuff I never seen before. I see Canadian pilots when they were talking about American volunteers. Canada was part of the Dominion so a part of G.B. Kind of miss the Red Baron & his flying Circus(WW1)fliers. They seemed more gentlemanly about it, it was a sport.

@davidh6300

2 жыл бұрын

So true, AC DC would really put them into the right state of mind.

The presentation is a bit dated but still better than the awful sanctimonious narration that accompanies most modern documentaries on TV. Lots of interview footage I've never seen before, probably because they all sound too posh for today's TV production staff so have been left on the cutting room floor. Class war is more important than real history.

@lablackzed

3 жыл бұрын

A lot of this was shown on the world at war series.

@alecblunden8615

3 жыл бұрын

If the opening narrator is correct, the compilation was put together in 1967. Yes it is dated, but at least not subject to the political correctness of more recent programs.

I thought I'd create a simple "visual aid" in order to assist people learning about the history of the battle of Britain. There is much ongoing debate about the nationalities and proportions of RAF fighter pilots who took part in the battle, with a furtive aspect which attempts to portray the battle as a victory of mostly "Foreign pilots". Below is an accurate graphical representation of the proportion of pilot nationalities serving within RAF Fighter Command during the summer of 1940. Each flag is roughly equivalent to 30 pilots. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧UK (2342) 🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱 Poland (145) 🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿 New Zealand (127) 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 Canada (112) 🇨🇿🇨🇿🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia (88) 🇦🇺 Australia (32) 🇧🇪 Belgium (28) 🇿🇦 S. Africa (25) (1940 flag emoji not available) 🇺🇳 Other nations (France (13), R o Ireland (10), USA (9), Rhodesia (3), Newfoundland (1), Jamaica (1), Barbados (1)) (And just to preempt the idiot lefty "Identity warriors" from protesting about "The lack of credit given to the black pilots who fought in the battle of Britain"... the two pilots from the Caribbean were both of white British descent).

what year is this 1968? very cool

The Stuka, warmup for the Spitfires.

@momdadtaz8722

3 жыл бұрын

There were 90 stukas lost from all causes (69 due to enemy action) during BoB not exactly a warmup for the spitires

@mikemines2931

3 жыл бұрын

@@momdadtaz8722 Used to catch them when they first dived. Good sport said my great uncle Charles who actually flew in the BoB.

@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684

2 жыл бұрын

@@momdadtaz8722 The Luftwaffe lost 20% of its total stuka establishment in just 10 days in August 1940, a tasty starter for the RAF.

The Spitfire was the most beautiful looking, the P51 Mustang was the best ever war bird. 👌

@daniellastuart3145

3 жыл бұрын

i have disagree with there there is a You Tube video out their i think it was call Spitfire 944 about a USAF recon squadron and the US pilot said ideally you my want to fly to Berlin in an P-51 Mustang but you would want fight in a Spitfire over Berlin, specially when the Mark 9,s come out. But the best ever war bird in the 2nd WW was the DH Mosquito check it history out before you reply please

@harryfaber

3 жыл бұрын

The P51 didn't even fly until after the Battle of Britain, and didn't become 'it's best' until it got the Merlin engine.

@mikeunsworth3266

3 жыл бұрын

@@harryfaber Before the Merlin it was an over rated, under powered wannabe. The Mustang owes it's fame to the Spitfire's heritage.

@harryfaber

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikeunsworth3266 In fairness, K5054 was a bit of an under-powered wannabe, and went through a lot of development before graduating as an aircraft capable of defending Britain. Apart from the name badge, there were not too many parts that could be interchanged between a Mk1 and a MkIX. Sharon holds an opinion that the P51 was 'the best ever warbird', I have never managed to form an opinion. How does it stack up against a Tempest VI, or a ME262 or a Vulcan, Sea Harrier and so on.

@barrierodliffe4155

3 жыл бұрын

@@harryfaber Since the Spitfire Mk IX was basically a Mk V with the newer Merlin 61 engine while the Mk V was a Spitfire Mk I or II with the Merlin 45 engine in place of the Merlin III, I would say that there is much in common. The P 51 D of 1944 did not have the acceleration, climb or maneuverability of the 1942 Spitfire Mk IX. The Spitfire MK IX also beat the Me 262.

👍 👍 👍!!!

Hurrah for George Dowding, the fierce Polish pilots and all the other pilots and ground crew.

@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684

6 ай бұрын

GEORGE Dowding? why give a name check to >5% of the pilots and then generalise the rest of the 95%?

2:00 Peter Townsend ??

@jonathansteadman7935

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like him 👍

@nigeh5326

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking, Princess Margaret’s love

@garyhiggins6718

3 жыл бұрын

Peter Townsend wrote 2 of the best books about our part of the air war, Duel of Eagles and Duel in the Dark! You can still find them on Amazon!

Never in the history of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few ! ----- Winston Churchilll

Britain wasnt alone, they had the Commonwealth in pilots from Poland etc,

War Thunder - Test Flight playlist kzread.info/dash/bejne/lGWWy9ysqdTXlJc.html

We lost half our pilots fighting in the Battle of France before the Battle of Britain. Looking at the EU why did we bother.

@johnnyralf3453

3 жыл бұрын

Not to worry, we will win this one to.

It is possible that Churchill’s speeches in French sapped their moral! Mine is just as bad, perhaps we should stick to English

Germany could never carry enough bombload to break Britain. If the British fighters held they could decimate the German bombers. This war was fighter against fighter. The bombers only helped to win it when they attacked British airfields and fighters on the ground. When they stopped doing this and attacked London because they could not see the effects of this "kill the airfields" strategy then they had lost the battle.

What I want to know is... how in the world did Goering get to fit inside those small aircraft from WWI?? He is a wide dude! I know he was only a teen or young twenty, but still

@chopperking007

3 жыл бұрын

He was a skinny young man before the good life blew him up.

@lablackzed

3 жыл бұрын

@@chopperking007 And the drug's.

@brianswelding

3 жыл бұрын

@@lablackzed Totally. And see how skinny he got again at the Nuremberg trials after they took him off of his morphine while in custody.

Men were real men and women were real women , could you imagine this generation trying to save Britain, we would all be speaking German, my grandfather would be turning in his grave if he could see what he lost his life for

obviously the Hurricane wasn't there

@ralphcraig5816

3 жыл бұрын

The Spitfires got the glory, the Hurricanes got the bombers...

We all look at history through different lenses and we come from diverse backgrounds. We see different points of view and have our own family histories. I personally hate the argument that in 1940 Britain was alone, she stood alone is an often repeated line. If Britain was alone then how much more alone is the Ukraine in 2022??? Britain had, before the United States entered the war, a Commonwealth. That Commonwealth + Poland and others, including a few Americans , provided Pilots and convoys. The US contributed materially to the war effort before Dec 7th 1941. Britain had Vickers and other arms manufacturers a real blessing. Britain had so much that the Ukraine does not have now. It seems horrible, in the context of the Ukraine in 2022, to say that Britain stood alone. When British People say they stood alone it says to Canadian families, that experienced loss, their losses don't count. It seemed Britain was alone but she had the loyalty and affection of a vast, although disappearing, empire. If only the Ukraine had the same now.

@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684

2 жыл бұрын

The people of Great Britain stood alone against the onslaught of the full might of the luftwaffe, unless you could please tell us more about the luftwaffe air attacks on Ottawa, Canberra and Delhi?

@maryrafuse3851

Жыл бұрын

I have obviously hit a nerve. Nothing diminishes the valor of the British people, but they did have wonderful strong friends and deep ties to those friends.

My question was why did it take the Germans bombing London for the English government to get behind the Air Force and get them the pilots and planes they so desperately needed. So many people died needlessly.

@maryrafuse3851

Жыл бұрын

The RAF was constantly being expanded from the late 1930's onward. New factories were being built, but this takes time. After the Battle of Britain 🇬🇧 the UK and America did have air superiority over Germany 🇩🇪. It took Russia a while as well but eventually Russia also had more aircraft than Germany. Germany did not like to utilize a female workforce in factories. This meant they could not catch up to nations that had that workforce.

too nice video labelling patriotic love of home land ..(Whey British Umpire Crushed & captured Patriotic Love of other Nations !!!!) Hurrikons Aircrafts Was More Progressive than German Aircraft &Bombers in addition RADAR Traps on Britain Islands most effective & successful directed British aircrafts groups to successful dogfights against German airplanes

Bravery n courage of RAF Spitfire n Hurricane pilots n squadrons saved England. Esp the heroics of No 9 squadron the Polls Czechs determined to crush Luftwaffe n they did. Defiant n arrogant Goering never listened to his pilots n insulted them. If he would have provided extra fuel tanks to Me109 pilots story would have been different.

@vivians9392

3 жыл бұрын

Goering was an overstuffed buffoon! He soon lost his luftwaffe and prestige...

Then after the war England deported the Polish pilots who saved them to Poland and Russian prison camps.

They were disgusting to lord Dowding and Keith Park after the Battle of Britain. Disgraceful!

NO MORE BROTHER WARS!!!!!!!!!!

Brave men and women on all sides, but an awful documentary . How many times did it mention the English fighter command or the brave young English men fighting to win the most deceive battle of the war? It must make the thousands of Scots, Irish and Welsh very proud. Just a pity that every other country on the planet got a mention but them!

@frankanderson5012

3 жыл бұрын

Although I totally agree with what you say about the lack of mentioning the Scots, Irish and Welsh, I don’t think that makes this an awful documentary, just a reflection of those times unfortunately.

@davidgray3321

3 жыл бұрын

City of Glasgow squadron was a pretty good outfit, and has a great history, it does mention Downing was Scottish and he was the main man.

The war changed not when the Axis bombed London but when they bombed Warsaw or Chinese civilian areas.After that there was no more honour in it & the UK should have retaliated immediately,but didn’t.

@mattwordsworth9825

Жыл бұрын

Mate when the Nazis invaded Poland Britain declared war on Germany and sent the BEF to France and Belgium. If that isn't acting immediately then I don't what is. Also British colonies in Asia what getting attacked at the same time as China by the Japs so the British Empire couldn't send troops to China

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operation paperclip

@jonathansteadman7935

3 жыл бұрын

What about it ?

@youraveragescotsman7119

3 жыл бұрын

That occurred at the end of the war?

Give us your pots and pans and we'll.........do nothing with them, apparently.

The two craftsman problematically wait because polo revealingly move but a good random. ossified, colorful psychology

The Fnglish had declared war. So what ?

@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684

2 жыл бұрын

Remember if you spot a maniac attacking passers by, do NOTHING, is THAT your suggestion?

@bubiruski8067

2 жыл бұрын

@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 There were too many maniacs at that time. Maniacs were fighting against maniacs. The regular people was suffering. The Fnglish subject did not really suffer !

The rural pain undeniably shock because attempt originally nod beyond a short religion. glib, hissing debt

@charlesreid3482

3 жыл бұрын

That’s right

The jobless mass thessaly train because sailboat natively pedal despite a diligent spear. scary, terrific agreement

@charlesreid3482

3 жыл бұрын

That’s true

Bader was only credited with 4 kills, he wasn't an Ace.

@merlin6955

3 жыл бұрын

Actually, technically correct 5 being the 'Ace' definition. However, Bader was credited with 22 aerial victories, a combination of confirmed kills, shared and probables. That score, in the eyes of most earned him the honour to lead the RAF in the VE day flight. His name lives on today with all the aces and that is a fact worth remembering.

Sea in between the Countries saved London

@davidjones-tz8bs

3 жыл бұрын

Yes of course huh

@davidjones-tz8bs

3 жыл бұрын

Yes of course huh

@colin2709

3 жыл бұрын

really, but it didn't have the same effect when the Allies crossed from England to France....odd that.

@barrierodliffe4155

3 жыл бұрын

If there was no sea in between then Britain would have had a bigger army.

@merlin6955

3 жыл бұрын

A true fact often overlooked since 1066, it's called the English Channel for good reason.

Britain stands alone? Try the British EMPIRE stood alone. The same Empire they proudly proclaim that the sun never sets over.

@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684

2 жыл бұрын

There were NO luftwaffe bombers pounding Ottawa, Canberra or New Delhi. The British Isles stood alone as the last bastion of democracy in Europe against the merciless attacks of totalitarianism. We were ably supported by commonwealth troops, and gave refuge to defeated Europeans, but without Great Britain standing firm and alone, all the commonwealth troops and refugees in the world would not have been able to act as the springboard for the future liberation of Europe.

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Both countries were historically the world's worst troublemakers

@alecblunden8615

3 жыл бұрын

I suspect it would not require much imagination to come up with better claimants to that title. What about the US, France, Russia, Spain? , Just a start

@Michael.Talbot

3 жыл бұрын

No what about Japan, China, Italy, Mongol or Ottoman Empire?

These men were very brave. If it wasn't for them Britain would not have mass immigration and multiculturalism. You owe them a great debt.

@daniellastuart3145

3 жыл бұрын

what is you point About 20% of pilots who took part in the battle were from non-British countries. The Royal Air Force roll of honour for the Battle of Britain recognises 595 non-British pilots (out of 2,936) as flying at least one authorised operational sortie with an eligible unit of the RAF or Fleet Air Arm between 10 July and 31 October 1940.[10][121] These included 145 Poles, 127 New Zealanders, 112 Canadians, 88 Czechoslovaks, 10 Irish, 32 Australians, 28 Belgians, 25 South Africans, 13 French, 9 Americans, 3 Southern Rhodesians and individuals from Jamaica, Barbados and Newfoundland[122] "Altogether in the fighter battles, the bombing raids, and the various patrols flown between 10 July and 31 October 1940 by the Royal Air Force, 1495 aircrew were killed, of whom 449 were fighter pilots, 718 aircrew from Bomber Command, and 280 from Coastal Command. Among those killed were 47 airmen from Canada, 24 from Australia, 17 from South Africa, 30 from Poland, 20 from Czechoslovakia and six from Belgium. Forty-seven New Zealanders lost their lives, including 15 fighter pilots, 24 bomber and eight coastal aircrew. The names of these Allied and Commonwealth airmen are inscribed in a memorial book which rests in the Battle of Britain Chapel in Westminster Abbey. In the chapel is a stained glass window which contains the badges of the fighter squadrons which operated during the battle and the flags of the nations to which the pilots and aircrew belonged."[123][124] These pilots, some of whom had to flee their home countries because of German invasions, fought with distinction. The No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron for example was not just the highest scoring of Hurricane squadron, but also had the highest ratio of enemy aircraft destroyed relative to their own losses.[125][126][127] "Had it not been for the magnificent material contributed by the Polish squadrons and their unsurpassed gallantry," wrote Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding, head of RAF Fighter Command, "I hesitate to say that the outcome of the Battle would have been the same.

Just more British war nonsense.

@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684

Жыл бұрын

Please give us the precis of your version.

@sextoncardew903

Жыл бұрын

@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 Have you ever heard of British propaganda ?