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* Battle of Britain Battle of Britain The Battle of Britain was the aerial(空中的) conflict between British and German air forces in the skies over the United Kingdom in the summer and autumn of 1940. It is the World War II air campaign whose objective was destroying Britain‘s air defences or forcing Britain to negotiate an armistice(停战) or an outright（彻底的） surrender . The name derives from a famous speech delivered by Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the House of Commons: The Battle of France is over. I expect the Battle of Britain is about to begin... Before the Battle of Britain, Germany had got tight control of the coast of Holland, Belgium and France, thus facing far each other with Britain. Between 1939 and 1941, Germany invaded and conquered much of Europe In Europe, Britain had no ally. Churchill: we will never be discouraged and give up. We will fight to the end. On August 12, 1940 General Headquarter of German Air Force started to implement “Eagle Plan”, thus the beginning of the British campaign. These plans were deployed in the airports in Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Holland, and northern France, which were all close to Britain, while Britain at that time had less than 1000 plans which could be devoted to defend to British Empire at home. Nazi Germany had a strong air force. The three wings planned to be used in British Campaign were composed of 1000 fighters and nearly 1500 bombers. Winston Churchill: We will fight to the end, we will fight in France, fight on the sea. We will fight in the air with growing confidence and power. No matter how much the price is, we will defend our islands. We will fight on beach, fight at the landing spot, fight in the farms, on the streets and in the mountains. We will never surrender. 10 May - Neville Chamberlain resigns as Prime Minister, and is replaced by Winston Churchill. 13 May - Winston Churchill, makes his famous I have nothing to offer you but blood, toil, tears, a