Outnumbered and outgunned RAF Fighter Command were the last line of defence in pushing back the Luftwaffe and Hitler’s invasion of Britain in 1940. In this full series supercut we see what it was like during the battle for Britain’s skies and how the RAF held on and repelled German attacks.
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00:00:00 Introduction
00:05:23 HH Promo
00:06:00 Battle Of Britain
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lol not again
Waiting for all the same people to comment and say ‘but Britain never stood alone’
Okay first of all Britain didn’t stand alone in the Battle of Britain they had the British empire to rely upon for more pilots and men etc
The unsung heroics of Bomber Command attacking the French ports nightly made a huge difference. Bombing the Germans transports was brilliant. These brave men are owed large but most received a 20 mm round. Amazing.
How long before someone in the comments thinks the Pols won it all 🤣😅
I’m loving the sexual vibe to this one.
History Hits member..enjoying this video on YT
GOD BLESS the UK. and USA FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FREEDOM IS BEST AND NOT FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lol Britain was never alone in the Battle of Britain. Canada was there as Well.
Don't come and tell, ring the bell!
Same bits of footage and narration again and again. Disappointed. By the way, the Germans had RADAR too.
Actually England never stood alone. They had Canada, Australia, New Zealand and India, not to mention the remains of the Poles, Norwegians and French militaries. By was end nearly 1/4 of the RAF was made up of non English Commonwealth pilots. A New Zealander lead the air defence of the southeastern defence of Britain.
Britain stood alone cough cough with the help of American supply ships & 10 other countries under their rule. Cough cough…
I actually remember this movie in the theaters in Australia. My father was a RAAF spitfire pilot in WW2 & I had plenty of books to read as he built balsa wood & doped tissue papered free flight model aircraft. I was confused by the Bf109's & He111's with their engine coolant cowlings under scoops. My father told me that they were post war Spanish aircraft standing for German aircraft because virtualt no flying examples were left.
A wonderful historical coverage of battle of Britain 🇬🇧 ( Airforces clashed between Lwftlwafa & royal airforce at 1940…excellent ( history Hit ) channel
Britian never stood alone, Canada provided more resources then britian and almost the same as the u.s.
We fought on the wrong side
Funny how Britain still think they were the only ones with Radar in the early war, when all major powers at the time had secret programs for it, and all thought they had the new future weapons. Britain was just the perfect geological location for the systems to work as effectively as they did.
i cant ever recall britain standing alone, she had commonwealth forces fighting along side her from day 1 including the battle of britain
Sorry but I must take great exception to the title of this video. Britain DID NOT "standard alone". We had the Empire & Commonwealth forces with us. For crying out loud Keith Park was a New Zealander! Two Australian infantry brigades were in the UK in 1940! Then there's the others, Canadians, Czechs, Polish, Americans & French all fighting in the RAF.
Gotta admire War Stories' picture department for bringing a new facet to the Battle of Britain – I'd never even heard of the Lancaster playing a role in patrolling Britain's skies for German fighters and bombers!
The title is misleading. Britian stood alone? The british empire had invaded and controlled many countries when ww2 broke out. More than 4 million indians died because churchill thought the british shouldnt ration. What about all the aid from the US and canada? But hey, the UK stood alone. Pathetic anglosaxon propaganda
Bob Doe's book Fighter Pilot is a very good book. I read it during the Pandemic when America was "closed for business"
All these great pilots of the "Greatest Generation" are all gone now. True Heros Of Britain
P/O John Hemingway at the young age of 103 is the last verified pilot from the Battle of Britain to be alive today 16 NOV 2020
Me and my ex use to call s*x dog fighting lol
What I want to know is that if the British had radar in 1940, why didn't the U.S. have it in Dec 1941?
Don't forget the Polish Pilots that flew with the R.A.F, squadron 303, look them up. Britian would have fallen without them,. https://youtu.be/6rM2LuDKYB8
This channel is lit af
Cheers yodigang
According to Fighter by Len Deighton the Germans couldn't imagine the radar huts wasn't underground and therefore they only aimed for the antennas. Anecdote from inside a hut. WAAF angry reply because her plot towards the radars was X-marked, labeled unreliable because the high rank couldn't believe the radars were to be attacked. "What's happening? Your X raid is bombing us".
Hello good people I live in Ukraine because of the war I had to move from my house I ask you for help how much it is not a pity for the sake of all that is holy just for food and housing UA683220010000026209331656587
It still amazes me that today’s military technology is astonishing. I spent 5yrs in the USAF in the early 1970’s and technology was better than the late 1930’s or early 40’s but not that much better. We had jet aircraft but they only went faster then the WW2 aircraft with not much else. Today it’s amazing what the weapons can do. If we could send to 1940’s England just what we’ve sent to the Ukraine recently WW2 would have ended in a few months. This new technology is beyond amazing.
God Bless the technology that has saved England and the USA for all these years.
I don’t think Britain ever truly had to standalone. The USA was right next to them, holding their hand, giving them comfort and handing them ammunition. 😅
These 1st person accounts are absolutely priceless.❤
THEY WERE NEVER ALONG THEY HAD THERE EMPIRE AND THE CANADIAN FIRST ARMY WAS IN ENGLAND WAITING TO CROSS TO EUROPE WHEN ENGLAND TURN AND RAN
RIP Bam.
It was with great pleasure that I met and shook the hand of one of these great men. I met Geoffrey 'Boy' Wellum in his local Cornish pub a couple of years before he passed away. A delightful man with a lovely sense of humour. I had a copy of his book 'First Light' with me to read while on holiday, he was good enough to sign it for me. One of the last of our greatest generation, never forget!
Brittle britsh