1. What tactics did Germany use to invade France? 2. How did Germany catch the British and French armies by surprise? 3. What was Operation Dynamo? 4. How did Britain achieve a propaganda victory out of defeat at Dunkirk? 5. How did Germany capture the rest of France? 6. What was Vichy France?
Operation Sea Lion and the Battle of Britain
During Hitler’s invasion of France, Winston Churchill replaced Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister. After the fall of France, Britain got ready for invasion.
Hitler prepared his invasion plan of Britain, which was codenamed Operation Sea Lion. ● He knew that he had to gain control of the skies over the English Channel first to give safe passage for his invasion fleet.
● This led to the Battle of Britain between the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and the German Luftwaffe.
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The Battle of Britain: Britain defends against German attacks