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During the Second World War, the English air force was in a bad situation because the Germans were too effective in destroying military factories and defending
by reacweb 8y ago
During the Second World War, the English air force was in a bad situation because the Germans were too effective in destroying military factories and defending their own. Churchill then decided to bomb German cities. The Germans did the same in London, which allowed the British to rebuild their aviation. That is what my history teacher, who was a student at the time of these events, told me.
- nl 8y agoIt's concerning that you are being taught this. The British didn't bomb Germany in any significant way until after the Battle of Britain. This wasn't some moral decision or anything - they didn't have a bomber with the range to attack Germany until the Lancaster[1] which flew in 1941. The Germans occupied France and the Netherlands which let them attack Britain much easier. The Battle of Britain (when the Germans were bombing Britain) finished in 1940[2]. It's true that the German campaign against factories (and airfields) was effective and their switch to bombing cities allowed the RAAF to survive as a fighting force. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Lancaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Lancaster [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain