November 16, 1940

Hitler had no choice but to postpone the "Sea Lion Plan". Hitler announced that he would postpone the "Sea Lion Plan" until after the spring of 1941, and wait until the North African War ended, because at that time, "the war against North Africa was over." At this point, Hitler finally agreed to completely shelve the "Sea Lion Plan" and the "Sea Lion Plan" went bankrupt.

Even if Germany does not change the direction of the bombing, the United Kingdom will eventually make the United Kingdom suffer even heavier losses. Britain and Britain have continuous support from the United States, and Germany's little aircraft output is simply impossible to compare with Britain and the United States.

In order to quickly seize air supremacy, the focus of the attack was the British Air Force's airport. Its characteristics were that air strikes were extremely frequent and air combat was very fierce. Since mid-to-late October, the German Air Force dispatched more than 1,000 aircraft a day and carried out uninterrupted and destructive strikes on 22 British air bases within 10 days. The British army lost 2,106 aircraft. The pilots also suffered heavy casualties, and the surviving pilots were exhausted after continuous air combat.

If the Luftwaffe continues to attack, the British Air Force will pay a greater price. But at this critical moment, Hitler suddenly changed his mind by mistake and turned the focus of the air strikes to bombing London. This gave the British Air Force a chance to breathe and turn the risk to a barrage. This was Hitler's second mistake of "suddenly stopping the battlefield" since the Dunkirk operation. Why is this? Post-war historians analyzed that it seemed that some dramatic accidental conditions affected the course of the war.

On October 25, 1940, the British Air Force sent 101 bombers to prepare for air strikes in Germany. The main targets were German airports and industrial bases. But the weather was bad that day, and the air was thick and thick. Several bombers lost their course. Because the clouds avoided the German radar, they flew over Berlin in a daze and dropped bombs. Since the outbreak of the war, the German capital, which had been immersed in the invincible atmosphere of victory, was air strikes, suffered losses and lost face. Hitler was angry and determined to take revenge. He also pointed his finger at London.

After the British bomber crew returned, they were severely scolded because they had bombed the wrong target and were even prepared for military and legal disposal. At this time, they found that the subsequent German bombing targets had turned to major cities such as London. As a result, the pressure on the front-line airports was greatly relieved. The exhausted British Air Force got a valuable respite and took a rest and supplement.

After the war, someone humorously said that it was precisely because of the bombing of these crews during the trek that saved the British Air Force and made great contributions to smashing Germany's "Sea Lion Plan". These unofficial historical comments are correct or not. But one thing is beyond doubt. Hitler believes that bombing London can put the British capital into chaos and paralyze the British commander-in-chief, so that the German landing mission could be simplified, and even if it did not land, it could force Britain to surrender.

Hitler's decision was also opposed by many people in the German army, but Air Marshal Catherine firmly supported it. He attempted to lure the enemy to fight in the air during the air strike in London and eliminate British aircraft in the air, but Hitler's wishful thinking was wrong. During that period, although several major cities such as London, Coventry, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Plymouth were immersed in a sea of ​​fire and suffered serious losses. However, the British Air Force, as a vital force in the war, quickly restored its combat effectiveness, severely damaged the German army, defended Britain, and persisted until the end, achieving the victory of the war.

During the entire Battle of Britain, the Luftwaffe dispatched more than 46,000 aircraft, dropped more than 100,000 tons of bombs on the UK, and lost about 2,000 aircraft. The British Air Force lost 2,706 aircraft, killed and injured about 106,000 residents, more than 1 million buildings were destroyed, and many cities were destroyed. The British people made great sacrifices, but they did not allow a German soldier to board the land of Britain. When the British head of state praised the high morale and fearless spirit shown by the British people, Elizabeth said emotionally: "They used their hard work, tears and sweat to crush Hitler's attempt to force Britain to withdraw from the war. The key of the Luftwaffe never opened the door to British defense."

In fact, in the late stage of the Battle of Britain, Hitler also saw that the Luftwaffe bombing was getting smaller and smaller, and the losses were getting bigger and bigger, and the hope of conquering Britain was slim. So he turned his attention to the East and stepped up preparations to launch a spring attack on North Africa. The "Sea Lion Plan" had already aborted.

The British Elizabeth's motivation, Churchill's correct tactical command, the strong aid of the United States, and the British Air Force's desperate battle finally defeated the Luftwaffe. Although Britain suffered heavy losses, the British Air Force also grew up in the war, especially their pilots, gained valuable practical experience. In the two stages of the "Sea Lion Project", Germany not only lost up to 3,200 aircraft, but also lost many excellent pilots. This loss is the most fatal.

With the unscathing chess of the National Wehrmacht and Hitler's insistence, the Luftwaffe finally suffered heavy losses. The total number of aircraft dropped sharply from more than 7,000 at the beginning of the war to more than 4,000. Even advanced fighters like the "bf109" cannot reverse this disastrous defeat. Of course, the British "Spray Fire" and the American p38 jets also made an indelible contribution. The aircraft quality gap between the Atlantic Alliance and the EU is rapidly approaching, and Germany cannot develop more advanced fighters in extreme times. It can only repair all defects of the "bf109" to make the performance of the "bf109" more outstanding.

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After a crushing defeat, Hitler finally remembered Li Mo and immediately summoned Li Mo and rushed to the Empire State Building:

"Hi! Hitler."

"Li Mo, you are here, come here, come here."

After learning a lesson from a crushing defeat, Hitler finally understood Li Mo's painstaking efforts. The fact that Li Mo opposed and contradicted Hitler because of Li Mo's persistence also made Hitler understand that it was Li Mo's efforts for victory, not that Li Mo disrespected him. A failure could make Hitler understand Li Mo's painstaking efforts, which could be considered a cure.

"Great Head of State, I'll stand here. I don't know what happened to the Head of State to summon me today."

"Okay, Li Mo, look at the current situation. What should we do? Germany's two-sided combat or multi-line combat is a foregone conclusion. If we can't find a solution, Germany will repeat the tragedy of the history of World War I..."

At this time, the Soviet Union had already frequently dispatched troops on the German-Soviet border at the instigation of the United States. It was unknown how great the United States had given the Soviet Union, which made Stalin agree to attack Germany at this time.

Most of Germany's troops were in France. Although Hitler quickly dispatched troops to the German-Soviet border after discovering Stalin's intention, the situation was still very steep.

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