Winston Churchill And The Battle Of Britain

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resulted in an enraged Furher and a new German policy of bombing British cities, particularly London. As Herman Goring put it:
“This moment is an historic one. As a result of the provocative British attacks on Berlin on recent nights the Fuhrer has decided to order a mighty blow to be struck in revenge against the capital of the British Empire. I personally have assumed leadership of this attack and today I have heard above me the roaring of the victorious German squadrons”
Herman Goring, Luftwaffe Command August 1940
This new policy would in the end result in British victory. As the German tactics changes they allowed the RAF to regroup and reorganize their defenses. This resulted in catastrophic losses to the Luftwaffe and eventual German defeat.
RAF victory in this most critical battle prevented the German invasion that had seemed inevitable after the complete and total defeat of France. Because Britain remained free Hitler was unable to quash all resistance in Western Europe and was forced into the war that no German ruler has ev...