Third time : listening to Britain flight passing overhead . As you learn more about this event it reinforces the pride you have for these wonderfull people. ❤and RIP to them. Thanks. Dave
Im very thankful for all who have fought and been willing to give their lives that I might be alive today and see what those brave souls on each side of the conflicts gave up because they were asked to (or forced) by their homes They stood their ground and died We truly need men like that today
I thought I'd create a simple "visual aid" in order to assist people learning about the history of the battle of Britain. There is much ongoing debate about the nationalities and proportions of RAF fighter pilots who took part in the battle, with occasionally a furtive aspect which attempts to portray the battle as a victory of "mostly foreign pilots". Below is a graphical representation of the proportion of pilot nationalities serving within RAF Fighter Command during the summer of 1940. Each flag is roughly equivalent to 30 pilots, The numbers after each nation are the ACTUAL number of aircrew from that country, and the approximate percentage of RAF Fighter Command's establishment in the summer of 1940 that they represented. The figures are taken from the RAF records of the awards of the highly coveted "Battle of Britain clasp" to the British 1939-45 Campaign Star. Which was SCRUPULOUSLY only awarded to RAF & Fleet Air Arm aircrew who flew at least one active sortie in the UK in any RAF fighter aircraft between 10th July 1940 and 31st Oct 1940. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 UK (2342) (80%) 🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱 Poland (145) (5%) 🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿 New Zealand (127) (4%) 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 Canada (112) (4%) (1940 flag emoji not available) 🇨🇿🇨🇿🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia (88) (3%) 🇦🇺 Australia (32) (1%) 🇧🇪 Belgium (28) (1%) 🇿🇦 S. Africa (25) (1%) (1940 flag emoji not available) 🇺🇳 Other nations (France (13), R o Ireland (10), USA (9), Rhodesia (3), Newfoundland (1), Jamaica (1), Barbados (1)) (1%) (And just to preempt any wandering idiot lefty "Identity warriors" from protesting about "The lack of credit given to the black pilots who fought in the battle of Britain"... the pilots from South Africa, Rhodesia & the Caribbean were all of white descent).
@@MarkHarrison733 You know that even your hero Hitler thinks you're talking ABSOLUTE bollocks Mark !!! I only need to provide a SINGLE piece of verifiable information to prove my point. What better than the order issued by none other the Adolf Hitler himself? Below I've "copy and pasted" the preamble to Hitler's "Fuhrerbefehl No. 16" (Fuhrer Directive 16) issued from the "Berghof" (Hitler's "holiday home" in Bavaria) on 16th July 1940 to the German armed forces high command (OKW). The directive was transmitted over secure landlines encrypted in what the Germans believed was an unbreakable code, showing that it was NOT for the digest of the British and simply designed to initmidate them into coming to the surrender table, but was a true indication of Hitler's intent. "The Fuhrer And Supreme Commander Of The Armed Forces. The Fuhrer's Headquarters. 16th July, 1940. 7 copies Directive No. 16 -- On Preparations For A Landing Operation Against England Since England, in spite of her hopeless military situation, shows no signs of being ready to come to an understanding, I have decided to prepare a landing operation against England, and, if necessary, to carry it out. The aim of this operation will be to eliminate the English homeland as a base for the prosecution of the war against Germany and, if necessary, to occupy it completely." But as we both know the first phase of the operation, that being the battle of Britain, was smashed, meaning the rest of the plan was academic. The operation had been stopped in its first phase. What would be described in common parlance as "A resounding British victory".
An interesting and very good docu on this very important events in 1940. However, observe closely the 2 outdoor scenes beginning at 1:28:57 and at 1:29:29........showing October 4th 1940. ( just about 3-4 seconds )
Arthur C Clarke Too a Scietis of 🇬🇧In the Team of Scientists that Developed RADAR Retired to 🇱🇰 Dean of Katubedda Technical Univercity 🇱🇰 Used to be a Member of Otters 🦦 Swimming Club but have seen him playing Badminton RIP to a Great Frend of 🇬🇧🙏
but without a mention of the most effective RAF squadrons in the BoB, namely the Poles in 303 & 302, the pilots having previously seen action against the German air force, in Poland in inferior aircraft. See '303 Polish Battle of Britain Diary' by Richard King. (Their performance, provided at the end of the book, in an RAF 'contest' for fighters after the BoB tells it all)
302 were barely involved in the fighting, and while celebrating the bravery, skill and success of Polish "Kościuszko" 303 sqd, the top scoring RAF squadron of the battle of Britain, also remember the other nationalities who flew as part of the squadron during the battle and who contributed SO much to its success. Polish "Kościuszko" 303 Sqd total kill tally - 58.5 confirmed kills Squadron commander, Sqd Ldr Ronald Gustave Kellett (British) - 5 confirmed kills "A" Flight commander, Fl Lt John Alexander Kent (Canadian) - 6 confirmed kills "B" Flight commander, Fl Lt Athol Stanhope Forbes (British) - 7 confirmed kills. Sgt pilot Josef František (Czechoslovakian) - 17 confirmed Kills. We in the UK remember ALL the pilots (and NOT just the Polish ones).
Please provide us with 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 the British west African colonies? 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 facing ALL of those threats between July 1940 and April 1941 was the United Kingdom ALONE. The Commonwealth was in 1940 mostly a distant vocal supporter. The defence of the UK in 1940 was maintained by 95% British troops and citizens. It was another year or so before the commonwealth contribution in Europe REALLY began to kick in. And if you want to correctly argue that Britain was supplied by its empire and the US then remember to add that nazi Germany was also supplied by its OWN empire of its recent European conquests (including some of the most heavily industrialised nations on the planet), as well as MILLIONS of tons of food, fuel and raw materials from their "best friend forever" the USSR (well, at least until 22nd June 1941), and also from Spain, Finland, Sweden & the Balkan countries... oh and not forgetting that US owned companies also supplied HUGE amounts of raw and finished materials to the nazis AS WELL as it did to the British, being a neutral profiteering bystander as it was until Dec 1941!!! In 1940 Britain saved itself INSPITE of the US as much as it did BECAUSE of the US.
@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 Britain destroyed itself and Europe by starting two world wars it could not win. Stalin had ended deliveries to Germany in August 1940 when he broke the German-Soviet Commercial Agreement, having already broken the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact on 28 June 1940. The US had declared war on Germany in March 1933.
The parachutes were ALREADY in the cockpit, fitted into the "bucket seats" of the Spitfires and Hurricanes. The pilot simply jumped into the seat, and the attending ground crewman would then grab the harness shoulder straps, bring them forward over the pilot's shoulders to allow the pilot to clip them into the quick release buckle in his lap.
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Third time : listening to Britain flight passing overhead . As you learn more about this event it reinforces the pride you have for these wonderfull people. ❤and RIP to them. Thanks. Dave
I have watched Battle of Britain film many times .Lived in Harrow and on B
Im very thankful for all who have fought and been willing to give their lives that I might be alive today and see what those brave souls on each side of the conflicts gave up because they were asked to (or forced) by their homes
They stood their ground and died
We truly need men like that today
This is a great documentary.
bless all of them uk n foreigners like the polish n Canadians n everyone one else, wernt just uk ppl who did it.
I thought I'd create a simple "visual aid" in order to assist people learning about the history of the battle of Britain. There is much ongoing debate about the nationalities and proportions of RAF fighter pilots who took part in the battle, with occasionally a furtive aspect which attempts to portray the battle as a victory of "mostly foreign pilots". Below is a graphical representation of the proportion of pilot nationalities serving within RAF Fighter Command during the summer of 1940.
Each flag is roughly equivalent to 30 pilots, The numbers after each nation are the ACTUAL number of aircrew from that country, and the approximate percentage of RAF Fighter Command's establishment in the summer of 1940 that they represented.
The figures are taken from the RAF records of the awards of the highly coveted "Battle of Britain clasp" to the British 1939-45 Campaign Star. Which was SCRUPULOUSLY only awarded to RAF & Fleet Air Arm aircrew who flew at least one active sortie in the UK in any RAF fighter aircraft between 10th July 1940 and 31st Oct 1940.
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🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱 Poland (145) (5%)
🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿 New Zealand (127) (4%)
🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 Canada (112) (4%) (1940 flag emoji not available)
🇨🇿🇨🇿🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia (88) (3%)
🇦🇺 Australia (32) (1%)
🇧🇪 Belgium (28) (1%)
🇿🇦 S. Africa (25) (1%) (1940 flag emoji not available)
🇺🇳 Other nations (France (13), R o Ireland (10), USA (9), Rhodesia (3), Newfoundland (1), Jamaica (1), Barbados (1)) (1%)
(And just to preempt any wandering idiot lefty "Identity warriors" from protesting about "The lack of credit given to the black pilots who fought in the battle of Britain"... the pilots from South Africa, Rhodesia & the Caribbean were all of white descent).
What a ❤Film 🇱🇰
It was a huge flop.
RIP to RAF and Luft Waff and all 🙏
Excellent documentary but, in my opinion, too much disruptive dramatic and seemingly pointless music. Good footage.
RIP
To the 1,542 Allied airmen, 23,002 British civilians, and 2,585 Nazi German and Fascist Italian airmen who were killed in the Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was irrelevant as Hitler never intended to invade the UK.
@@MarkHarrison733 You know that even your hero Hitler thinks you're talking ABSOLUTE bollocks Mark !!!
I only need to provide a SINGLE piece of verifiable information to prove my point. What better than the order issued by none other the Adolf Hitler himself? Below I've "copy and pasted" the preamble to Hitler's "Fuhrerbefehl No. 16" (Fuhrer Directive 16) issued from the "Berghof" (Hitler's "holiday home" in Bavaria) on 16th July 1940 to the German armed forces high command (OKW).
The directive was transmitted over secure landlines encrypted in what the Germans believed was an unbreakable code, showing that it was NOT for the digest of the British and simply designed to initmidate them into coming to the surrender table, but was a true indication of Hitler's intent.
"The Fuhrer And Supreme Commander Of The Armed Forces.
The Fuhrer's Headquarters. 16th July, 1940. 7 copies
Directive No. 16 -- On Preparations For A Landing Operation Against England
Since England, in spite of her hopeless military situation, shows no signs of being ready to come to an understanding, I have decided to prepare a landing operation against England, and, if necessary, to carry it out.
The aim of this operation will be to eliminate the English homeland as a base for the prosecution of the war against Germany and, if necessary, to occupy it completely."
But as we both know the first phase of the operation, that being the battle of Britain, was smashed, meaning the rest of the plan was academic. The operation had been stopped in its first phase. What would be described in common parlance as "A resounding British victory".
An interesting and very good docu on this very important events in 1940. However, observe
closely the 2 outdoor scenes beginning at 1:28:57 and at 1:29:29........showing October 4th
1940. ( just about 3-4 seconds )
Hitler never intended to invade the UK.
As soon as Stalin broke the pact on 28 June 1940 the OKW started preparing for Barbarossa.
Arthur C Clarke Too a Scietis of 🇬🇧In the Team of Scientists that Developed RADAR Retired to 🇱🇰
Dean of Katubedda Technical Univercity 🇱🇰
Used to be a Member of Otters 🦦 Swimming Club but have seen him playing Badminton RIP to a Great Frend of 🇬🇧🙏
the youngsters dont kno anything, there very lucky as these ppl on both sides where fighing for there lives
Many Thanks Britain!!
Many Thanks Churchill!!
Many Thanks to all the people who suffered & lost their lives for our freedom!! ❤🩹
Churchill was a traitor.
but without a mention of the most effective RAF squadrons in the BoB, namely the Poles in 303 & 302, the pilots having previously seen action against the German air force, in Poland in inferior aircraft. See '303 Polish Battle of Britain Diary' by Richard King. (Their performance, provided at the end of the book, in an RAF 'contest' for fighters after the BoB tells it all)
302 were barely involved in the fighting, and while celebrating the bravery, skill and success of Polish "Kościuszko" 303 sqd, the top scoring RAF squadron of the battle of Britain, also remember the other nationalities who flew as part of the squadron during the battle and who contributed SO much to its success.
Polish "Kościuszko" 303 Sqd total kill tally - 58.5 confirmed kills
Squadron commander, Sqd Ldr Ronald Gustave Kellett (British) - 5 confirmed kills
"A" Flight commander, Fl Lt John Alexander Kent (Canadian) - 6 confirmed kills
"B" Flight commander, Fl Lt Athol Stanhope Forbes (British) - 7 confirmed kills.
Sgt pilot Josef František (Czechoslovakian) - 17 confirmed Kills.
We in the UK remember ALL the pilots (and NOT just the Polish ones).
@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 Poland was Nazi Germany's first ally.
Rest in Peace 🇬🇧and 🇩🇪 🙏🇱🇰
Epick Fight of RAF VS Luft Waff 🇬🇧Stood Alone Darling Tenacity RADAR Faught Teanciouy 👍🇬🇧 📕Ginger Lacy Fighter Pilot 5 📕
Heros dont come home
Footages from film Battle of Britain...
What version of what aircraft?
Britain stood alone..... apart from Poles, Australians, Canadians, New Zealanders and bunch of other nations....
Please provide us with 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 the British west African colonies? 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 facing ALL of those threats between July 1940 and April 1941 was the United Kingdom ALONE.
The Commonwealth was in 1940 mostly a distant vocal supporter. The defence of the UK in 1940 was maintained by 95% British troops and citizens. It was another year or so before the commonwealth contribution in Europe REALLY began to kick in.
And if you want to correctly argue that Britain was supplied by its empire and the US then remember to add that nazi Germany was also supplied by its OWN empire of its recent European conquests (including some of the most heavily industrialised nations on the planet), as well as MILLIONS of tons of food, fuel and raw materials from their "best friend forever" the USSR (well, at least until 22nd June 1941), and also from Spain, Finland, Sweden & the Balkan countries... oh and not forgetting that US owned companies also supplied HUGE amounts of raw and finished materials to the nazis AS WELL as it did to the British, being a neutral profiteering bystander as it was until Dec 1941!!!
In 1940 Britain saved itself INSPITE of the US as much as it did BECAUSE of the US.
@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 Britain destroyed itself and Europe by starting two world wars it could not win.
Stalin had ended deliveries to Germany in August 1940 when he broke the German-Soviet Commercial Agreement, having already broken the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact on 28 June 1940.
The US had declared war on Germany in March 1933.
❤❤❤🇱🇰🙏Rest In Peace ☮️🇱🇰
William 2:02
Who won?
Do you have your Freedom?
If so, Britain Won!!
Thanks to Britain if we're have our freedom & we're not under Nazis.
@@TheKyvin Communism won.
BOB movie pilots didn't bother with parachutes?
The parachutes were ALREADY in the cockpit, fitted into the "bucket seats" of the Spitfires and Hurricanes. The pilot simply jumped into the seat, and the attending ground crewman would then grab the harness shoulder straps, bring them forward over the pilot's shoulders to allow the pilot to clip them into the quick release buckle in his lap.
Germans, 2 wars you lost, evil
Britain and France lost both world wars very badly.
@@MarkHarrison733 Is that why so many German and Italian POWs elected to stay in Britain after WW2 Mark?
@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 Germany no longer existed after 1945, and Italy almost went Communist in 1945 along with France.
B+B da
We fought the wrong enemy twice.
Nazism and Totalitaianism are ALWAYS the right enemy.
? ? ? ? ? ? ?
@@pressureworks The only threat was from Communism.
There is no wrong enemy.
@@StephenLuke The Soviet Union was the only threat.
"The british were way to slow getting into the air..!!!! 👀
Uh, huh....who won, dummy? Are we speaking English or German?
He was a hero >> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill