US History – The Battle of Britain

The Battle of Britain begins with the EVACUATION AT DUNKIRK in 1940.
300,000 British and French soldiers have been surrounded by the German Biltzkrieg
at a small French town on the English Channel named DUNKIRK.
These men had to be saved and hundreds of British ships crossed the
English Channel to save them.

Images of Dunkirk

Churchill’s reaction to the German victory over France and the rest of Europe.
His famous speech that Britain will always fight on.

Winston Churchill – We Shall Fight them on the Beaches Speech

This is an overview of the Battle of Britain that is very good – 10 minutes.

The Battle of Britain and Blitz over London

Hitler orders the bombing of London to break the spirit of the British people.
For 68 consecutive nights London is firebombed but the people endure.

Bombing of London

A grateful Churchill honors the RAF pilots with one of his most famous speeches.
This speech made the RAF pilots famous and coined their nickname THE FEW

Churchill’s SO FEW Speech

Many feel that Great Britain’s victory over Germany in The Battle of Britain completely changed the course of World War II.

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