When Britain Stood Alone: The Complete Story Of The Battle Of Britain | Full Series | War Stories
Outnumbered and outgunned RAF Fighter Command were the last line of defence in pushing back the Luftwaffe and Hitler’s invasion of Britain in 1940. In this full series supercut we see what it was like during the battle for Britain’s skies and how the RAF held on and repelled German attacks.
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@countryman3460
9 ай бұрын
Totally agree they never stood alone. Great marketing hype though..
@CcMobile-xe4uk
8 ай бұрын
G vgg
@hhxccjfd6035
8 ай бұрын
@@countryman3460😊
@ManuelLabrador-fb4cf
7 ай бұрын
@@countryman3460z u in five a Red
@sandhujatti4273
7 ай бұрын
@@countryman34601 q
Just wanted to say thank you to all those brave RAF pilots who saved us with their expertise and knowledge, God bless them all 🙏🏻
@robertcottam8824
8 ай бұрын
You can’t really thank them by writing comments here. You will get loads and loads of ‘likes’ though - which a cynic might think was your true intent.
@ketiw8765
6 ай бұрын
We can still say thank you and not just to RAF as many think that RAF are british pilots only, and fact is british army was really weak and without much equipment and staff after ww1 and simply britain put own bussiness before being heroic country which britain like to call itself. Simply britain did first similar thing to what france did ..
@stanyeaman4824
4 ай бұрын
Don’t forget the tireless WAAFs who processed and analysed all the long-range radar data so that RAF commanders such as Keith Parke could position his spitfire squadrons most effectively, and don’t forget all the ‘aircs’ on the ground who kept the spitties operational and armed.
@brentlabeau
2 ай бұрын
Couldn’t have asked for any better! Think how many allies were saved by the Radars they invented.
@LovesTheGash
Ай бұрын
@@stanyeaman4824don’t forget to thank the German pilots who helped make all this happen
It was with great pleasure that I met and shook the hand of one of these great men. I met Geoffrey 'Boy' Wellum in his local Cornish pub a couple of years before he passed away. A delightful man with a lovely sense of humour. I had a copy of his book 'First Light' with me to read while on holiday, he was good enough to sign it for me. One of the last of our greatest generation, never forget!
@arniewilliamson1767
Жыл бұрын
Yea but what made North Africa so vital was the Suez Canal and the oil in Iran, Saudi Arabia and Northern Africa. Australian troops were vital there especially at Tobruk
@francescahamilton6856
Жыл бұрын
It's my Birthday today and every year at this time, I sit down and contemplate the extraordinary contribution my Scottish & New Zealand families played in WW1 & WW2. I had 6 Uncles who fought in WW2. Three in the RAF - one was a Squadron Leader and one flew in the Fleet Air arm. My mother's brother was a Desert Rat and another Uncle fought in the South Pacific. Two were killed in the RAF. Of course Sir Keith Park, Flying Ace in WW1 was a New Zealander & No 2 during The Battle of Britain & WW2. So yes, The Commonwealth made a massive contribution...the Bonds were very strong between us at that time. A great film documentary. Thanku.
@arniewilliamson1767
Жыл бұрын
@@francescahamilton6856 I had 5 uncles and my Dad in WWII. Two died at Dieppe. One was in the merchant marine, another in RCAF bomber Command as a navigator on Halifax bomber, another in the armoured corp driving Churchill and later Sherman tanks and lastly Dad was in the Canadian Parachute Battalion.
@skinnie2838
11 ай бұрын
And just think, after a few short years the leftist marxist mob in the UK would brand Churchill as a "racist" who should be forgotten. Welcome to clown world.
No matter how many of these movies I see, I am still in awe at the sheer bravery of these very young pilots. So very young to be standing between freedom and Hilter. I am completely blown away by each and everyone that stood and saved England! And the support staff who made it possible! Deepest respect!
The saddest part of the whole story is that this "Greatest Generation" is nearly all gone now. So few left that were firsthand witnesses to the horrors and destruction, atrocities, misery and deprivation of such wars. When we fail to learn the lessons of history, we are doomed to repeat them.
@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684
Жыл бұрын
The Failure of the masses is to blindly follow the avaricious, ruthless, greedy politicos who slime their way to the top of the political pole. Much as what is happening with the ongoing globalist takeover of the former western democracies.
@garyseeseverything8615
11 ай бұрын
This story was a lie the RAF had 20 countries save them summer 1940! Seek and you will find and they hate you and feed you lies!
@skinnie2838
11 ай бұрын
And just think, after a few short years the leftist marxist mob in the UK would brand Churchill as a "racist" who should be forgotten. Welcome to clown world.
@virginiasoskin9082
10 ай бұрын
Luckily we have direct eyewitness accounts on video of concentration camp survivors and actual films of the concentration camps upon their liberation. There are plentiful films of the Blitz, the war, the Nazis, and so on. Lots and lots of history to watch and learn about. Watch some with your kids or grandkids. We always ate in the living room on Saturday evening when I was a kid and besides ABC's Wide World of Sports there were half hour shows like Victory at Sea and others from which we learned the basics about WW2 history. History Underground is an EXCELLENT youtube channel with a man named JD, I think, who travels around to various battlefields, both in the US and Europe. One day he visited the factory of Oscar Schindler which is now a museum. He has absolutely excellent content that even elementary school age kids can understand. There are also kids' magazines like Cobblestone (not sure if it is still published) for kids -- all history. National Geographic also have some good historical mags kids would enjoy. My parents in the 1960s took us kids on summer trips to battlefields in PA and VA - it was during the Civil War centennial and was a huge deal. We loved it. I especially liked all the uniforms, weapons, saddles, flags, and other army items in the museums. Those really brought history to life.
@sydmccreath4554
9 ай бұрын
Well and I mean NO OFFENCE at all but with the greatest respect, they had to go sometime… 🤷🏻♂️
These 1st person accounts are absolutely priceless.❤
I love the footage from Battle of Britain great film. Most interesting to hear the accounts of the German pilots as well.
I'm so glad this movie was made, A true classic war film! All done with practical effects and real planes, it really brings the battle to life. I'm so glad we get all this great footage of the spitfires and hurricanes in action.
God Bless them all who Faught in this terrible war.
I actually remember this movie in the theaters in Australia. My father was a RAAF spitfire pilot in WW2 & I had plenty of books to read as he built balsa wood & doped tissue papered free flight model aircraft. I was confused by the Bf109's & He111's with their engine coolant cowlings under scoops. My father told me that they were post war Spanish aircraft standing for German aircraft because virtualt no flying examples were left.
@arniewilliamson1767
Жыл бұрын
Your Dad was right. There were also plenty of Spitfires still flying, but they had to scour the globe for flying Hurricanes. I recall some Hurricanes were shipped over from Canada and US as well.
@dcpower777
Жыл бұрын
My father was a SSTG in Australia with the 100 air squadron service. He loved the Australis. He said were good down to earth folks!
@1339LARS
Жыл бұрын
That agravated me a bit But it was not that many original BF109.s left!!! //Lars
@tomdonahue4224
Жыл бұрын
Threw me off, too!
@jacksonraap897
Жыл бұрын
8
The unsung heroics of Bomber Command attacking the French ports nightly made a huge difference. Bombing the Germans transports was brilliant. These brave men are owed large but most received a 20 mm round. Amazing.
All these great pilots of the "Greatest Generation" are all gone now. True Heros Of Britain P/O John Hemingway at the young age of 103 is the last verified pilot from the Battle of Britain to be alive today 16 NOV 2020
@stevelauda5435
Жыл бұрын
many of those great pilots were Polish.
@sparky16261
Жыл бұрын
@@stevelauda5435 Very True and great bunch as well.
@sdfmills9909
Жыл бұрын
@@stevelauda5435 But not allowed to fly at first but when they were.....wow‼
@garyarmstrong9542
Жыл бұрын
@@stevelauda5435 RAF Sq 303...one of the highest scoring, if not highest of the Battle!
@jackryan4313
Жыл бұрын
@@stevelauda5435 is your dads name Andreas
The Spitfire’s profile was the loveliest of any plane in WWII.
@arniewilliamson1767
Жыл бұрын
My Uncle flew them. He stated that you didn’t fly a spit but strapped it on. Of all the aircraft he flew which included the Hurricane, Spitfire,Mustang and Typhoon, he loved the Spitfire the best
@Jason-qx5qr
Жыл бұрын
The spitfire was definitely a pretty airplane ....
@DavidP793
Жыл бұрын
No, that would be the American P-51.
@arniewilliamson1767
Жыл бұрын
@@DavidP793 Maybe to an American. The most famous pilots of WWII Eric Brown and Adolph Galland disagree with you.
@DavidP793
Жыл бұрын
@@arniewilliamson1767 the P-51 is the most beautiful fighter plane of all time (including the F22). Most ppl in aviation agree with this.
The film The Battle of Britain explained in slightly greater detail than the film, mostly. A good history lesson 👏
@voraciousreader3341
9 ай бұрын
Books would explain the history even better. No one should criticize a documentary if they’ve never cracked a book to learn for themselves, and there’s no excuse when public libraries are still lending books for free. They’ll even get a book from another library if they don’t have what you’re looking for.
I am so proud of Sir Keith Parkes being a New Zealander. I had two Uncles in the Battle of Britain, both Squadron Leaders who survived, but one was badly burnt. So proud of them all. They did what they had to do without a thought. Look at the Russians, if they can, they run the other way and emigrate to Europe. We don't make young men like those in 1940 anymore.
@seanohare5488
Жыл бұрын
That's for sure
@barbarasmith3899
Жыл бұрын
No they don’t make men like the Greatest Generation
@skinnie2838
11 ай бұрын
And just think, after a few short years the leftist marxist mob in the UK would brand Churchill as a "racist" who should be forgotten. Welcome to clown world.
@aasphaltmueller5178
10 ай бұрын
excuse me, but the Russians who run away from the fascist Putin Regime can be better compared with Czechs running from the Nazis
@ashdobbs
8 ай бұрын
I tried to make a few but they end up in a sock I keep stuffed under my bed.
Bob Doe's book Fighter Pilot is a very good book. I read it during the Pandemic when America was "closed for business"
This was amazing to watch. These heroes of our country. Sad to see how much it’s changed. Off to Biggins hill tomorrow to see the aircraft. Ty for this video.
I remember watching the dog fights being filmed over my boarding school the summer of 68, it was extraordinary lying in the grass watching the spectacle play out silently thousands of feet up.
For a change it was good to hear mention of Sailor Malan a South African and fighter pilot ace during the Battle of Britain.
Great video, thanks. I have just watched it twice again. This must be the best documentary I have seen about this subject; beaten only by the movie, widely included - The Battle of Britain.
I salute the UK and the Commonwealth for standing firm. The world owes you...FOREVER. Signed, Grateful Yank
@arniewilliamson1767
Жыл бұрын
Along with Canada who produced nearly 20 billion in war materials and gave 11 of it away, mostly to Britain. The US was paid for everything they produced for Britain. It took them until the 1990’s to pay for it. Canada never requested payment.
@richardcline1337
Жыл бұрын
@@arniewilliamson1767, why? Canada was one of Britain's puppets.
@arniewilliamson1767
Жыл бұрын
@@richardcline1337 Nonsense. Canada took over a week to debate in its own parliament before declaring war on Germany. They also declared war on Japan even before the US
@thehound9638
Жыл бұрын
@@arniewilliamson1767 He said "Britain and the commonwealth!" Canada was in the British commonwealth, kindly take the chip of your shoulder and deal with your inferiority complex in private!
@arniewilliamson1767
Жыл бұрын
@@thehound9638 Go scr*w yourself
This was a mighty show of strength bravery and tenacity y British Aussie NZ American Canadian Polish Check French etc United as one to beat evil My mother was 15 when that first bomb strike hit London she told us how comi g out of the cinema she and her father were pinned against a wall as shrapnel rained down all around them muscle her big brother was RAF airsea rescue among with my father in the middle east at that time We must never ever forget the brave souls who gave the ultimate sacrifice so that we could live in Freedom LEST WE FORGET
Great video. Absolute legends those guys; balls of steel.
These men are absolutely hero's for protecting us!!
we shall never forget what the Soilder's did and went threw. Honor them and look up to them each and every day!
Gotta admire War Stories' picture department for bringing a new facet to the Battle of Britain - I'd never even heard of the Lancaster playing a role in patrolling Britain's skies for German fighters and bombers!
@andrewmurray9350
Жыл бұрын
No way were Lancasters involved in the B of B - first flight was in Jan 1941 and they entered service in Feb 1942. And I didn't hear them mentioned during this film.
@nemo6686
Жыл бұрын
@@andrewmurray9350 Then why are they in the thumbnail pic?
@arniewilliamson1767
Жыл бұрын
@@andrewmurray9350 aThe lanc never entered service until 1942
@michaelwilliamson4759
Жыл бұрын
Kind of funny, the RAF pilots must be some of the most incompetent pilots Britain has ever produced, because Germany's AF made many flights from August until September over London and other cities dropping leaflets pleading with Britain to stop the bombing of civilians at night and to end hostilities and accept peace. Only until September did the German Luftwaffe began dropping bombs on British cities.
@jeffreycrawley1216
5 ай бұрын
@@nemo6686 It's called "clickbait"
Very Excellent Presentation - Thankyou -
My father was in love with the Spitfire . 😍😍😍
Bloody nice visual reference of the Battle of Britain , one of my favourite movies of all time , it was such a good time for them to make a movie , with a great deal of these awesome aircraft , really blew my mind as I thought their wasn’t many bf-109 or me-109 , stutkas and me -110 , ju-88 🤯, later on in life I found out that a lot of the German planes used were actually from other countries that used em ………… wow 🤩
I have loved this doc for years. I will always think about the air to air losses as potentially fraught with propaganda. The winners write history.
I witnessed something rather special over Duxford one day wile at work, quite some time back now! I noticed loads of spitfires and ME 109's flying very close over head, this was not an airshow by the way, they were obviously filming a movie, had it not been for the twin engine chase planes it was like being transported back in time as they were dogfighting and strafing each other then you would get one or two of the 109's with smoke streaming from it. The sound of the engines and this display over my head was fantastic.
I feel sadden by such human suffering. And feel tremendously grateful to all those that protected our country and others from evil tyranny.
As an American, all I can say is I am SO proud to be decended from these great men
@Economics365
Жыл бұрын
What about Germans
@wamagaleali9548
10 ай бұрын
Lucky you
@irahzi938
10 ай бұрын
@@wamagaleali9548 pppp⁹😊😊
@shaolinalan4292
10 ай бұрын
Not only that but we’re the greatest of allies 🫡
A wonderful historical coverage of battle of Britain 🇬🇧 ( Airforces clashed between Lwftlwafa & royal airforce at 1940...excellent ( history Hit ) channel
@craigbrown5730
8 күн бұрын
Luftwaffe*
I must stand with England 🇬🇧, love 💘 from Pakistan
Absolutely incredible documentary.
@cuylerlowe4807
Жыл бұрын
I’m pu
@cuylerlowe4807
Жыл бұрын
😢🎉😅😂
@LovesTheGash
Ай бұрын
Thanks
God Bless the technology that has saved England and the USA for all these years.
Brilliant showing. This is why Ukraine needs all the support it can get. Thank you, Great Britain, for all your support. You remember.
@christiancaspillo8584
Жыл бұрын
Wrong video mate
@Ukrainian__Patriot
Жыл бұрын
@@christiancaspillo8584 Right video. Cranky person.
@christiancaspillo8584
Жыл бұрын
@@Ukrainian__Patriot nah this is battle of britain not the invasion of Ukraine
@christiancaspillo8584
Жыл бұрын
@@Ukrainian__Patriot check your glasses right on mate
@sandycaspillo6731
Жыл бұрын
@@Ukrainian__Patriot Go fight russians
god bless those brave men and women
"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few" - Winston Churchill - 20 August 1940
@boblouden6663
Жыл бұрын
Yes he was speaking about the non English that came from half a world away to save England.
@dalj4362
11 ай бұрын
@boblouden6663 No he wasn't lol
@boblouden6663
11 ай бұрын
@@dalj4362 yes he was, learn your history.
@SuperMrDeathlord
9 ай бұрын
@@boblouden6663 He was talking about the people that fought to save Britian, not just non english people... FFS...
@sydmccreath4554
9 ай бұрын
@@boblouden6663LEARN YOUR HISTORY!!! The “FEW” were the FIGHTER PILOTS who fought in the BATTLE OF BRITAIN and that included EVERYONE no matter what their geographical background was!!!!
The RCAF also deployed some 40 squadrons for service in Northwest Europe. No. 1 Squadron was the first to arrive in England in June 1940, and participated in the Battle of Britain.
@dalj4362
11 ай бұрын
Yes, big thanks to the. 126 New Zealanders 98 Canadians 33 Australians 25 South Africans 145 Polish 88 Czechs 10 Irish 11 Americans (US) 2,345 British We thank them all.
@anthonyeaton5153
11 ай бұрын
Canada had their own No 6 Bomber Group which was in North Yorkshire where I live and served on one, RAF Leeming and then worked there for almost 40 years. It is still an active RAF airfield . In my home town of Northallerton we have on our war memorial a tribute the RCAF. Approximately 900 RCAF personnel gave their lives during the Bomber offensive. We will never forget them.
@Scepticalasfuk
4 ай бұрын
@@anthonyeaton5153 Except _EVERY TIME_ you make a documentary or write a history book.
Well made documentary Sir great work I was on the edge of my seat If not for those brave pilots I would be writing in German today and English would have been a foreign language my father Dr G Venkat Rangan went on to become a Orthopaedics Surgeon because he admired one Dr Cutting who was posted in Mysore State Dr Guruduth G V
I don't know if pilots would agree with author of video. The aerodynamics of the plane look actually quite awesome.
The British Spitfire could spin , dive , turn better than the German planes! This had an advantage over German pilots ! The newly British RADAR was a big advance !
@GapeGang
10 ай бұрын
BF’s just had to be up higher and use boom and zoom tactics , much higher top speed.
@bud4792
Ай бұрын
Actually, the only real advantage the 109 had over the spit was dive speed. It was a well known tactic that 109 pilots would dive to get away from spitfires, that was all they had.
I live in Germany. To this date many thousands of unexploded bombs still lay dormant, strewn about Germany. Bomb squads are still regularly active removing them. A quite heavy one was dug up on a marketplace some 200 meters from my home a couple of years ago. Half the city was evacuated.
@boblouden6663
Жыл бұрын
Well then Germany can only blame themselves about bombs. Never let the Germans forget what they allowed the Nazis to do.
@Ohne_Silikone
Жыл бұрын
@@boblouden6663 yeah, you go on living in the past. Thing is my infant children live in the future.
@boblouden6663
Жыл бұрын
@@Ohne_Silikone yeah it would be good if the world forgot what the Germans did in WW2 but that's not going to happen. It's not even a 100 years ago. There are still living reminders of the attempted genocide that Germany committed.
@Ohne_Silikone
Жыл бұрын
@@boblouden6663 Go and argue yourself if you are not willing to address my actual comments. You think I am here watching this stuff because I want to forget? What a stupid assumption to make. It is just that I am not arguing your point in any way or form, because it is totally besides mine and given your toxic tone I have no inclination to either.
@skinnie2838
11 ай бұрын
And just think, after a few short years the leftist marxist mob in the UK would brand Churchill as a "racist" who should be forgotten. Welcome to clown world.
One of the most important episode in the history of WW II.👍👍
BRILLIANT A TRIBUTE ,,DESERVED AND FREELY GIVEN TO ....................THE FEW? TANK YOU ...WE...ARE ,,,,FOREVER IN YOUR DEBT AND YOU HAVE MY,,,,,TOTAL ADMIRATION FOREVER!!!!!
Keith Parks in 1942 reorganized the air defense of Malta, greatly increasing the efficiency of the available fighters and possibly even the anti aircraft defenses.
@valeriedavidson2785
Жыл бұрын
Keith Ranker. DEFENCE and DEFENCES. No s in it.
@dirtydangler
Жыл бұрын
@@valeriedavidson2785 take a break from the internet, ur terrible attitude is insufferable
@valeriedavidson2785
Жыл бұрын
@@dirtydangler Why should I? I get fed up with Americans taking over our language.
@blootoofblue6951
10 ай бұрын
@@valeriedavidson2785 ^ Always one...
@dana102083
8 ай бұрын
@valeriedavidson2785 you do realise there are 2 ways of spelling hmm? There's British/Canadian English that use s-es, and American English which uses C-es. I know who you are, an American Idiot not aware of the world around you..gl in life.
Pacific war documentaries +stories . We want more japanese pacific WW2 stories please.
@tomi_9212
Жыл бұрын
There's an KZread channel called: worldwar two. They are going through wwII real Time week by week we are now on December 1943. 2-years ago they released 6-hour long multiple Episodes of Pearl Harbor minute by minute. And they have covered Guam and midway as The war progress. Next june they have D-day special.
extremely well made documentary
That was insanely good I loved it.
The fireman were crazy brave fighting the fires of their beautiful city London. Rest in peace you all.🇨🇦
History Hits member..enjoying this video on YT
Thank you to the person that posted this.Please turn down the sound track during the dialogue.of the pilotots,nothing more is needed.Otherwise the sound is good. I think its during the British pilots.This is gold
WOW. Like many Americans, I had no idea of the actual events of the Battle of Britain. It's almost too unbelievable to be true. My uncle was an air ace who flew a B-51 Mustang, and my other uncle was a navigator on a B-17, heroes all.
@voraciousreader3341
9 ай бұрын
And you’ve never read anything about the war?? I would have thought you’d want to know about it since you had family members fighting in it! That’s what got me curious….my father enlisted in the Marines after graduating from high school and fought in the pacific island battles on Kwajalein, Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima, but he refused to talk about the war. So I got books 35 years ago and started reading, and I’ve never stopped! I watch documentaries for the film footage, but you’ll never learn much from documentaries, however good they are.
@JUVR0967
9 ай бұрын
You mean p51 I get mixed up sometimes aswell
@sydmccreath4554
9 ай бұрын
They still don’t.
It still amazes me that today’s military technology is astonishing. I spent 5yrs in the USAF in the early 1970’s and technology was better than the late 1930’s or early 40’s but not that much better. We had jet aircraft but they only went faster then the WW2 aircraft with not much else. Today it’s amazing what the weapons can do. If we could send to 1940’s England just what we’ve sent to the Ukraine recently WW2 would have ended in a few months. This new technology is beyond amazing.
@valeriedavidson2785
Жыл бұрын
The jet engine was invented in England. The patent was taken out in 1930 but the aircraft not made until WWII although jet aircraft never fought in the war.
@noth606
Жыл бұрын
The thing to keep in mind though is that everyone these days has close to the same level of tech, at least major powers do. Now a lot of battles are fought beyond visual range and the level at which things are decided is computer screens far more than pilot seats, I'm a reserve air force comms guy among other things and part of what I did was take long range radar data and plug that into targeting systems for missiles, on ground or in air, and set them to fire at targets that were sometimes 30min away from being visible to the platform firing the missile.
@xlgapelsin6173
Жыл бұрын
@@valeriedavidson2785 Good to point out that no english jet's fought in the war but jets did fight in it
@valeriedavidson2785
Жыл бұрын
@@xlgapelsin6173 Rubbish.
@jimhen459
Жыл бұрын
the patriot anti-missile-drone guns and the stinger missiles combined with satellite targeting will soon drive the Russians out of Ukraine.
This channel is lit af Cheers yodigang
Wow,that was amazing, ❤
What a incredible generation a great uncle of mine was killed in the battle to defend the u.k . Ie , battle of brittain , one at tobruk and one in the pacific and they were all Australian born cheers .
Britain never stood alone, many fighters from the then British empire stood by us, In the battle of Britain many pilots including Poles, Canadians, New Zealanders, Australians, and Indian pilots and we are in their debt, of course, our brave young men were the majority but we must always remember those who helped us win!
@dovetonsturdee7033
8 ай бұрын
Yet, apart from one Canadian division & two Australian/New Zealand brigades, there were no Commonwealth troops in Britain in 1940. In the event of an assault landing, however unlikely it might have been, it would be the British who, almost entirely would be the ones who resisted it. Encouragement from far away, whilst good for morale, would not have helped much. There were 574 Commonwealth & Foreign pilots in the Battle of Britain, and 2353 British ones, by the way. Moreover, you greatly exaggerate the importance of the Battle of Britain. After all, if the Germans had achieved a temporary measure of air superiority, all that they then needed to do was find a way past the largest navy in the world for their towed barges.
@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684
7 ай бұрын
Please provide us with details of the details of the luftwaffe air assaults on Canberra, Ottawa, Delhi and Wellington? Or how the Wehrmacht stood poised to launch its invasion of the Indian sub continent? Or how the Kriegsmarine attempted to strangle "the British Empire" out of the war by enforcing a u-boat blockade of Australia and New Zealand? Oh news just coming in...... NONE OF THOSE THINGS HAPPENED because the only nation subjected to ALL of those threats by the nazis between July 1940 and April 1941 was GREAT BRITAIN ALONE. No need to thank me for unburdening you of your complete cluelessness.
@solrosenberg4529
6 ай бұрын
@@dovetonsturdee7033 The Battle was significant in other ways. The strength of the German Air Force was greatly diminished. Had that not been the case, they may have taken Moscow in 41 and ended the war.
@dovetonsturdee7033
6 ай бұрын
@@solrosenberg4529 True, but that was a consequential effect, and not relevent to the situation in 1940.
Great work by Dowding I hope my spelling is right the Royal Airforce Airchief
it was a very good war stories to watch i will watch a gain
The fact England regained air superiority over the channel is beyond legendary.
@Thomas_Name
Жыл бұрын
Yes. They really were the underdog in WWII. Just like they were the underdog when the incompetenly led Spanish Armada attacked the strong centralized English nation that had just bullied France for over a hundred years.
@manuel.camelo
Жыл бұрын
no shet.. they had the resources of the entire planet.
@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684
Жыл бұрын
@@manuel.camelo Apart from the resources of South America, which the Spanish empire had completely pilfered while totally wiping out multple civilisations on that continent.
@manuel.camelo
Жыл бұрын
@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 that's true. But my point is still valid. No wonder the Germans went to Argentina.
@sergiosolano6773
10 ай бұрын
@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 History revisionism at its finest.
Well, I suppose the Poles, Canadians, Czechs, South Africans, Australians, New Zealanders, Yanks in the Eagle Squadrons and Irish might have a thing or two to say about Britain "standing alone" ? Was it not for the Atlantic convoys out of North America, Britain would have starved and run out of vital war materiel by late 1940. The first contingent of Canadians arrived in 1939 and fought until Europe was liberated. I do not deny that Britain fought like a lion but, she had lots of friends in her corner.
@dovetonsturdee7033
Жыл бұрын
And how many troops from 'Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Poland, Czechoslovakia, USA, etc' were actually in Britain ready to attempt to repel a German invasion? This video is about 1940. Why do you people find it so difficult to understand? Certainly, the USA was supplying materials and weapons to Britain in 1940. These were bought and paid for, and brought across the Atlantic in vessels escorted by British warships.
@dalj4362
11 ай бұрын
Yes, big thanks to the. 126 New Zealanders 98 Canadians 33 Australians 25 South Africans 145 Polish 88 Czechs 10 Irish 11 Americans (US) 2,945 British We thank you all.
yeah this turned out 2 be really good, I like the daily results through the entire flight of TBB
Great footage indeed but as another comment said rightly... it is more accurate to say the EMPIRE stood alone.
Winston Churchill stands alone atop the greatest war time leader bar none ! I went to the Library to read Churchill's biography , it was four volumes ! The man was the greatest statesman , a warrior and a philosopher . He enjoyed good brandy and a good cigar . He was a man of integrity and honor. Rest in Peace Sir Winston Churchill , he simply saved the world .
@michaelwest6330
Жыл бұрын
Churchill was a drunk, a liar, a crook. He forged. Read French painters art and sold them in the South of France as read. He was found out. Most of his writing were stolen from history by other people. Do your homework. He was the worst planner of war in history - ask the AUSTRALIANS. That is why he was kicked out of parliament and his party.
@Dennis-JDB
Жыл бұрын
Man of integrity and Churchill don’t get along. He was the one who caused the bengal famine whereby millions died. His own words were that their lives didn’t matter. Please don’t parade such man. Every war lords of the ww2 were in some way selfish and cynical whether it was the axis or the allies.
@D45VR
Жыл бұрын
@@Dennis-JDBtoo bad he was not trans
@arniewilliamson1767
Жыл бұрын
He was a bigot and a drunk. He could give eloquent speeches and was certainly a great orator. The phrase I like from a wartime leader is Zalenskey. With an offer of evacuation by the US and his famous “ I need ammunition, not a ride!”
@GSteel-rh9iu
Жыл бұрын
Inspirational for the British but during the Bengal famine Churchill turned down grain from Canada and Australia. 3-4 million people died. Also kept pushing for invasions in the E. Med instead of D-Day; Market Garden what a disaster.
Great documentary
One thing to never do when fighting the British, tell them how hopeless the situation is. It emboldens them to achieve the unachieveable. They can be lazy, stupid and outright cocky in the best of times. But in the worst of times, you get strength, determination and an iron-will.
Don't come and tell, ring the bell!
Might be more accurate the empire stood alone
@lesliemaitland3551
Жыл бұрын
A mere 1.5 billion people. Some alone.
@danielbronks4234
Жыл бұрын
Well we wouldn’t have done it without them. 20% of the raf pilots were commonwealth and allies.
@jamesgillespie2564
Жыл бұрын
@@lesliemaitland3551 pp
@mikedon5205
8 ай бұрын
Exactly
@IamRobinBanks23
7 ай бұрын
If Britain had dropped off 400,000,000 Indians via parachute in Berlin, they wouldn't have been alone😂
❤❤❤❤ love it. Thanks !
19:10 nice video; just keep in mind that uk had not a few hundred but 2,000 aircraft at that time (of which 754 were single-seat fighters); the germans, on the other hand, had 2,550 aircraft (of which 934 were single-seat fighters). this docu is misleading about this fact but it explains why the germans lost: they had no or no real numerical superiority.
@sydmccreath4554
9 ай бұрын
Hehe there was a bit more to it than that as I assume you are well aware of…
In early December 1939 the first contingents of Canadian soldiers arrived in Britain to serve alongside British soldiers in the Expeditionary Force. Not many months afterwards, I have read more than once, the only battle-ready division on British soil was Canadian. For reasons such as these, the phrase "Britain Stood Alone" may well stick in the craw of any Canadian who's aware of them. At the time, it pains me to remind you, Canada was a fully-fledged country in its own right, was a founding member of the League of Nations, etc. The monarchy was meaningful to Canadians generally, but generally only as a symbol of national heritage, of the days before nationhood. Though the constitutional provisions held otherwise, the King was regarded as England's king, not Canada's, and Canada's parliament had decidedly ceased to answer to Westminster. In most ways that had happened a full lifetime earlier. Thus Canadians went to the war in Europe as Canadians, and as friends and allies of the nations there, not as colonial subjects. All this is to say simply: Britain did not stand alone. Credit where credit is due.
@dovetonsturdee7033
Жыл бұрын
Much of what you say is valid. Perhaps the correct phrase might have been 'Britain stood almost entirely alone.' In September, of 34.5 divisions in Britain, 32.5 were British.
@dixonpinfold2582
Жыл бұрын
@@dovetonsturdee7033 Thanks. Effortlessly charming of you to backhandedly tell me that much of what I said was invalid, and to correct a claim I didn't make. I didn't say September, I said battle-ready and I said some months later. I think it might have been at the time of Dunkirk, a further 8-9 months on ("on British soil," notice).
@Neil-yg5gm
Жыл бұрын
Did you know that it was Easter 1941 when germany had its first defeat in battle in WW2? It happened at Tobruk in North Africa. The army that did it was the Australian 9th Division. Australia declared war just a few hours after Britain did.
@dixonpinfold2582
Жыл бұрын
@@Neil-yg5gm No I didn't know that. Good lads, those Aussies. Thanks.
@dovetonsturdee7033
Жыл бұрын
@@dixonpinfold2582 Don't be so touchy. I did not correct anything you wrote. I simply suggested an alternative title for the video. You appear to be seeking to take offence at things I did not write. No. I said September, because that was when, if Sealion was ever to have taken place, it would have been attempted. Oh, and by the way, the British actually recovered very quickly from Dunkirk. In August, they were able to send a troop convoy to North Africa to support Wavell & O'Connor.
Great.👌😍❤️
Keith Park, commander of 11 Group, was a New Zealander. He later went to Malta when it was under heavy attack and upgraded their aerial defenses.
Britan was never alone!
@dovetonsturdee7033
11 ай бұрын
Adding an exclamation mark doesn't make a facile comment true.
@Dontjudge103
9 ай бұрын
@@dovetonsturdee7033ut it’s true😂😂 Britain can’t even stand alone today, hence why millions are actively encouraged to come here and help😅😅😅😅😅
@LUFC273
Ай бұрын
we were alone though just because you can type laughing faces doesn't mean your right, Britain was alone
Forgot to mention 303 the best in battle 4 Britain
@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684
Жыл бұрын
You forgot to mention the single pilot who scored a full 30% of 303 squadron's TOTAL confirmed kill tally.... The CZECHOSLOVAKIAN ace Josef František.
@joe-ob3se
Жыл бұрын
@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 Its not nation Czechoslovak - he was Czech.
@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684
Жыл бұрын
Interchangeable like calling a Welshman or Scotsman "British" (which is also perfectly correct). František flew prewar for the Czechoslovak air force, NOT the Czech air force.
@joe-ob3se
Жыл бұрын
@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 303rd squadron was Polish Air Forces in GB.
@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684
Жыл бұрын
@@joe-ob3se And Josef František was the CZECHOSLOVAKIAN pilot who flew with "Polish" 303 sqd, and achieved a full 30% of their total credited kill tally. Some silly Polish people whine on about "national recognition" for their efforts during WW2, and then totally ignore and hide the efforts of other nations who contributed toward "their" success.
I remember being here for most of this. Unreal times.
@Anglo_Saxon1
Жыл бұрын
How old were you sir?
@joedavidson6556
Жыл бұрын
38
@Anglo_Saxon1
Жыл бұрын
@@joedavidson6556 That makes you about 116 now,well done sir!
@joedavidson6556
Жыл бұрын
Thank you sir. I’m still going strong too. Haven’t slowed a bit.
@Anglo_Saxon1
Жыл бұрын
@@joedavidson6556 Well congratulations Billy Liar!
God Bless the Memory of these Beave RAF pilots who fought the good fight and Won. to Save civilization along with the Red Army.
And whilst you are thinking German pilots were just like ours my father in the BEF in France used to watch their fighters machine gunning helpless French refugees. He said they were total barstewards and it went on day in day out.
Winston Churchill - what a great leader and outstanding man.
Is that Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister) speaking @27:44?
First to Arniewilli1767 Britain stood alone as a nation . Some Army companies and pilots from Commonwealth nations were based in the uk. Including volunteers from USA . But as a nation we were alone !! Second. Who ever did the German to English translation was very poor. For example. Geduld means patience not stay calm . Stay calm means bleib ruhig . I noticed more than 30 mistakes! It is relevant . Third . Amazing documentary. Thanks 🙏
@dana102083
8 ай бұрын
As a nation alone with help of other nations..got it...😂
What people fail to realise is that the US deliberately stood back till Japan forced its hand in order that Britain would be defeated. The fact that Churchill galvinised the country to fight in such an unexpected manner was as surprising for the Americans as it was for the Germans. The cost for the UK in monitery value was huge and basically turned the country into what it has now become.
@mikemines2931
11 ай бұрын
It took until 2002 to pay the Americans off.
@karenblackadder1183
11 ай бұрын
@@mikemines2931 it was actually 2006.
@tuxster123
9 ай бұрын
Never failed to realise, 😊
@donaldpaterson5827
9 ай бұрын
Yup, the special relationship is a myth. The day after the UK signed up to the repayment terms for lend lease the US announced The Marshall plan which meant huge sums of money to renew the industry of our recent enemies while the UK struggled on with its old machinery.
@karenblackadder1183
9 ай бұрын
@@donaldpaterson5827 That mythical 'special relationship' only works if it favours the US!! A Country completely lacking in any moral fibre!!!
Gee I guess my Dad and Uncle who were there from Canada never really were. All these years I thought Canada , NZ and Aussiland etc. stood with Britain. Live and learn
@Mishn0
Жыл бұрын
And Poland, and Czechoslovakia, and the Free French, and the Americans...
@sparky16261
Жыл бұрын
@@Mishn0 A few Americans but not America. A friend of mine from the US came to Canada and ended up with 54 sqn. but the country as a whole did not come into the war until 1942.
@Mishn0
Жыл бұрын
@@sparky16261 Except that 80% of the fuel burned by those famous Spitfires and Hurricanes came from the US. The Brits are GREAT at forgetting stuff like that.
@sparky16261
Жыл бұрын
@@Mishn0 The Brits did not forget anything and yes 100 octane was a big difference but the issue here is doing the fighting. My old friend was an American who came to Canada to get into the war as the US was not in it. Hal ferried aircraft from Canada and eventually ended up in the fight. In other cases aircraft were hauled to the Canadian border from the US and hauled across the border in order to comply with the neutrality of the US at that time. Nobody is forgetting anything but that was not the issue addressed here.
@billmcallister1404
Жыл бұрын
Perhaps you should watch the whole thing and you might realize that Britain did stand alone with a few commonwealth soldiers and airmen as is acknowledged in this documentary.
God Bless You ALL
Josef Frantisek was the only pilot to leave his unit, and went hunting on his own behind enemy lines. He was a Tsjech, and an outstanding pilot with a lot of kills on his name. He was the best Ace during this conflict.
@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684
5 ай бұрын
While an excellent pilot, he was NOT the "best ace" during the battle. That honour went to 21 year old Eric Stanley Lock. František was credited with 17 confirmed kills during the battle, Eric Lock was creditied with 21.5 confirmed kills during the battle.
@planet560
Ай бұрын
Eric lock was the best scoring pilot during the b of b, 21 kills of which 17 were bf109's, aged just 21 and in his first year of flying.
Well actually you can't fight a strategic air war using a tactical air force.. when your enemy is on a roughly equal numeric footing with you.. Germany proved that in the battle of britain.. Also on the eve of the battle England was furnished high octane aviation gasoline - approx. 130 to 150 octane, compared to the roughly 100 or so octane that the British had been using, this gave the Spitfires and Hurricanes an immediate 24 miles per hour speed gain. The Hurricane went from 318 mph to to 342 mph- The spitfire from 345 mph to 369mph. This turned out to be the tactical edge that was just what was needed by the Spits and Hurrys.. That and tactical stupidity on the part of the Germans. best Bruce Peek
@arniewilliamson1767
Жыл бұрын
Germany had developed a long range fighter to escort the bombers the
@arniewilliamson1767
Жыл бұрын
Germany had developed a long range escort bomber, the ME 210. The problem was the 210 was so poor it needed a fighter escort to protect it.
Those brave RAF pilots regardless of nationalities were true heros. If Germany had won the battle of Britain we would be living in a much darker world
@dovetonsturdee7033
Жыл бұрын
What does 'winning' actually mean? The best the Luftwaffe could have hoped for was control of the airspace over the South Eastern corner of England, within the range of their fighters, as Fighter Command withdrew north of the Thames to regroup. From June 1940 onwards, the British were outproducing the Germans in aircraft, and especially in fighter aircraft. Thereafter, all the Germans needed to do was to get their troops, in largely unescorted barges towed at little more than walking pace by tugs, into and across a Channel dominated by the RN, which had by September around 70 light cruisers and destroyers within five hours steaming of the Dover Straits, and around 500 smaller supporting warships in the same area.
@johnathandaviddunster38
10 ай бұрын
Captain mainwaring would have something to say about that !!....
@doctorsocrates4413
3 ай бұрын
Not so sure it would be darker but it certainly would be a world in a more defined order than it is now...i somehow doubt that the germans could pull of an amphibious invasion of the uk....
Reminds me of the 1944 war movie set in the town of Chillingbourne.
WOW!
Every single one of those Pilots has more courage than I’ve ever had in my entire lifetime! Unfortunately, many of these brave men & women have passed away. Regardless of your feelings/opinions about empire or colonialism. I for one (along with my 2 children who are 25 & 24 yrs old) will always be grateful for our freedom and those brave young men and women! The Greatest Generation! Go ahead & make all of your snide remarks! I know all of them, so don’t bother telling about India, Egypt, Abyssinia, etc etc etc etc etc etc etc. The people that have their panties in a twist over such things? I always ask them 1 question 🙋♀️ Would you be better off had the Nazis, Japanese and Italians won the war??? Yeah, I didn’t think so!
@Scepticalasfuk
4 ай бұрын
Have you compared London to Tokyo or Berlin lately????
@kenduffy5397
4 ай бұрын
@@Scepticalasfuk Nope
@stanyeaman4824
4 ай бұрын
Don’t forget the tireless WAAFs who processed all the flood of radar data to track every enemy plane and get the info across to Fighter Command. Without them the result might have been very different. They are the ones who made the RAF Fighter Command such a well-oiled fighting machine. Also, remember the ground crews who kept the planes flying and fighting.
@kenduffy5397
4 ай бұрын
@@stanyeaman4824 Absolutely Stany they’re called the Greatest Generation, because they were!
What I want to know is that if the British had radar in 1940, why didn't the U.S. have it in Dec 1941?
@GhostNinjaTactical
Жыл бұрын
Bc Roosevelt and the US govt needed a reason to enter the war. Two aircraft carriers were not in Pearl Harbor the day of the attack, if they were that would’ve completely decimated the pacific fleet. It’s believed that US intelligence knew of the attack a head of time and allowed it to gather support from the American public. The two absent carriers were supposedly out near Japan up to some shady tactics.
@SUSSDUE
Жыл бұрын
They had radar AND radar operators actually spotted the incoming japanese airplanes but when they contacted the higher command they were told the radar was showing some american bombers that were expected to come from the US mainland. A very costly mistake!
@MikeYm98875
Жыл бұрын
Cos uk fight smart not with brute force
@christopherwelch136
Жыл бұрын
They did. Planes flew low and initial sightings were shrugged off as American planes coming back from a routine exercise.
@dovetonsturdee7033
Жыл бұрын
@@GhostNinjaTactical Don't be silly. The two carriers were delivering Marine Corps aircraft to Midway & Wake Island. The US Army had radar, and the incoming Japanese aircraft were detected, but mistakenly believed to have been USAAF aircraft flying in. Seriously, if FDR was determined to join the war, why would he choose to allow the destruction of a substantial portion of the US Pacific Fleet? Wouldn't a failed Japanese attack have had precisely the same effect? There is precisely NO evidence to suggest that US Intelligence knew of the attack in advance, except in the strange minds of conspiracy enthusiasts.
They stood alone, later all joined in. But Battle of Britain was just Britain.
Very well done! Excellent, and howzabout 2:05:06 DOOM?
Stood Alone 😭😭😭😭
It is pretty much recognized now among historians that Britain was never in serious danger of invasion. The Germans did not have the amphibious capability, and even I f they had managed to overwhelm the RAF they had the British navy to get past.
@joebloggs6131
Жыл бұрын
Once you command the skies, that is the first step to victory. Britain still very nearly fell, economically it was close to bankrupt and almost unable to afford repairs.
@alganhar1
Жыл бұрын
You are absolutely right. However, that is with hindsight. The issue is the people at the time were not aware of that. The RN was reasonably confident it could defeat a potential landing given their resources, but could not rule a landing out given what they knew, or thought they knew at the time. really that is the crux of the matter, and one people often fail to consider. We looking back on history have the advantage of hindsight, the people there at the time had no such thing. They had no crystal ball into the future upon which to base their decisions. So yes, you are utterly correct in stating that even had the RAF not maintained Air superiority a German landing would have still been impossible because of the ridiculous Naval power disparity. What is more difficult to ascertain however is how many people were aware of that *at the time*.
I watched the movie on December 6, 1969. My dad took my friends and I for my birthday party.
These Royal Airforce Pilots are extremely patriotic