Battle Of Britain: The 13-Hour Dogfight That Denied Luftwaffe Air Superiority | Timeline
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
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This documentary commemorates the Battle of Britain, paying tribute to those who ended Nazi intentions of gaining control of the British skies. 13 Hours That Saved Britain explores the events of 15th September 1940, which Churchill described as the 'crux of the battle'. Dramatic colour film footage of aerial combat combined with contemporary interviews will illustrate that the events of seventy years ago still resonate. A gripping account featuring the pilots who defended Britain in the summer of 1940 and the strong arm behind the shield, a nation united to defend its freedom and pave the way for eventual victory.
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Yea definitely
Pretty sure I came up with this a few weeks ago replying to someone who thought you had stolen some time team :D
Well Netflix has history documentaries, it just rewrites it with a far left bias.
47:10 When Alan Lee Williams talks about the people at the shelter giving the RAF pilot a standing ovation, I couldn't help but shed some tears. We are so fortunate to hear these amazing stories.
In Taiwan, we are facing the very same situation. We are outnumbered by the Chinese airforce, and the Battle of Britain was one of the stories that gives us courage..
Yea if America doesn't come to your defence yall F'd
@@JoebsonOSRSbig if. Most of us Americans will be ready to go.
I’ve always wanted to travel to Shanghai and Beijing, preferably as a tourist, but in the back of an APC works too I guess.
Too bad the world can’t just be peaceful with each other, too much beauty to destroy, but to defend against invaders, I’m ready to go lol. China would get smacked.
@@ridestolenbmx100either you go to war or your kids go to war. So I'm ready to fight tyrants even if it means violence.
😡donot give up,We have push them back,you can do it,just don't give up
Are you for real joebson? I take it you are American I wouldn’t be making fun of that person from Taiwan saying if America doesn’t come to their aid the are fkd, America got hammered off a load of Vietnamese rice farmers haha
I am proud to be British and it’s too everyone back then who fought for us. I thank them all x
I now volunteer at my local RAF museum and I am proud to play a part of keeping our history alive, we shall never forget xx
Lovely to see Lisa Marie. Respects.
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@@JustindeEugeneWhyIQuitDeMonRat I’m sorry but I don’t know what you mean?.
Do you need some meds?
@@JustindeEugeneWhyIQuitDeMonRat The "Few" even fought to keep nutters alive and free to spout their rubbish.
Man those guys were awesome! From the USA, I say thank you! The Greatest Generation, that you all are!
David Nemoseck The last great generation.
Yes, Thank you.
Thank you America and Americans for your help.
@@jimchumley6568 Not the last but the first.
It's a shame Americans tend to forget the sacrifice executed by our allies across the pond. We bask in our own glory and ego, taking so much credit for our role in the war. But I will never forget. Thank you.
R.I.P pilot Officer Thomas Neil, he passed away July 2018, our generation can never repay you for what you did for us.
"Never in the course of human history was so much owed by so many, to so few" - Sir Winston Churchill
"The speech is also well remembered for his use of the phrase "the few" to describe the Allied aircrews of RAF Fighter Command"
In the course of human conflict
@@Thepourdeuxchanson you are correct, although my innacuracy is also accurate given the state of historical events.
If they only could see Britain now...
@@hb9145 they, just as my American forefathers, would weep to see us now.
I love history. I wish it was still taught. Our country wouldn't be so messed up.
Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few
@James Henderson
Does this quote really need to be explained? I guess maybe to a few. Or at least to one.
Few relative to the 40-plus million Britains at the time. I think you know this. You're smart enough to know that the air forces were similar in size then want to act like you don't know what a simple quote means. Unless you're a hater then I understand completely. Don't hate.
@James Henderson
Me too.
@James Henderson FDR was the man , he wanted to join WW2 from the start but couldn't because the American people didn't want to get involved, yanks went from calling Brits cousins ( b4 the war ) when it started
Britain is nothing do do with us Americans.
So FDR did next best thing & arranged to send much needed supplies of all kinds to Britain, & a lot to Russia as well, even tho FDR knew it was against American wishes .
The only American with big balls & he was a cripple..
Massive respect for that man.
mhern57 well it ended the British empire and even as a British person, that's a good thing. It was cruel and evil.
@James Henderson
🤔?
"The British people have maintained their freedom, and secured their island home from invasion".
Brings a lump to my throat to hear those words. Thank you Grandfather, RIP
The British made the best documentaries and movies about WWII during and following the war.
Yeah because that's actually what went on as where american once are so biased and full of bs
Mostly propaganda. We did not know much about the war in eastern Europe until quite recently-such was the obsession with D-Day. We were told about Dieppe quite recently also.
When I was working in Southern Germany, in a village called Laufen, I got to know some of the locals quite well, well enough to be invited to the Stammtish, or locals table.
An elderly gentleman asked me where I was born. I told him "Coventry, England " he started crying, because he was a bomber pilot who was involved in the attack on Coventry using incendiary and explosive bombs.
You see, Coventry was completely destroyed.
“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few”
I remember when this statement had real meaning and gravitas. Now young people probably think it refers to a bank.
they know what it means
Not including Churchill who was hiding as the bombs were falling on london
Really? Except Churchill was not hiding. He is documented to have actually gone to the roof during raids. His often cavalier attitude to his own safety drove his bodyguard, a Walter H Thompson nuts.
Churchill was many things, and he had many faults. Cowardice however, was not one of them. In fact you could go the other direction, the man was often reckless to the point of borderline insanity. As a young man his exploits bordered on Indiana Jones insane.
Yes reckless to the point of costing millions of people their lives and losing England her empire.. Here is the author of a book "Churchill's War" talking about what he found out about Churchill from archives around the world and from , people who knew him, and diaries of other folks in his circle. That might be interesting to you as you have obviously only heard the sanitized versions of events. Always remember. The victors write the history and Churchill wrote his own. This information might open your eyes about him standing on the rooftops shaking his pudgy little fists at the sky while all the time knowing there would be no air raid because the Brits had broken the German codes and knew when the raids were coming. It is all dealt with in this presentation here on UA-cam. ua-cam.com/video/8qAdJTHQysI/v-deo.html and while you are at it if you are interested in the real history of WW2 history you might like to have a look at "Hellstorm" also here on UA-cam ua-cam.com/video/27UvzDRiLAc/v-deo.html Please get back to on your take of these two videos after you have watched them. I must warn you some of the stuff is shocking.
A stunning documentary..............and thanks to the RAF! Makes you very proud to be British.
Don’t forget about the RCAF , French and all those others that took part yet!
I don't know what it is but every time I see a spitfire, as rare as they may be today, it gives me such emotion. There are many people who agree with me and no matter how many people do none can put their finger on it.
I have no doubt all British people have a sort of spiritual connection to the aircraft, it enabled us to live the life we live today and we have to much to give to it and the young brave men that flew them.
The Hawker Hurricane fighter destroyed the lion's share of German and Italian aircraft
The spitfire was arguably the best fighter of ww2, but the Hurricane did most of the work.
Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few.- Churchill on the impossible debt all of Britain owed to her RAFpilots.
Mad lads. Absolute respect 🇺🇸🇬🇧
1939-1945 The Royal Canadian Air Force played a key role in Allied victory..Between 1939 and 1945, the Royal Canadian Air Force enlisted 232,000 men and 17,000 women and operated 86 squadrons, including 47 overseas.. Tens of thousands of Canadian air crew also served with Britain’s Royal Air Force and Canadian fighter aircraft participated in the epic Battle of Britain in 1940. . More than 17,000 Canadian airmen perished during the war.
I’m just glad he was better than the British pilots I wouldn’t be here respect the British tho and Canadians and American pilots
When we talk of the RAF many people who've not studied the war or read anything about it tend to think it was only British Pilots who flew .... They don't understand that we'd allies from all across the Empire & Commonwealth along with pilots from all over occupied Europe fighting by our side but to simply matters instead of being listed as RCAF, RAAF etc and operating under their own command structure everything was unified as RAF..... Yes from June 1940 to Dec 1941 we may have faced the Nazis as the only free country in Europe but the talk of facing it alone is so wrong ..... Without the help of all who stood by our side in those dark days the outcome may have been so different .... Our Polish allies in particular really assisted in turning the tide being some of the highest scoring squadrons in the BoB and in fact 303 was the highest scoring squadron
Brandy that's so true but our cousins from all over the empire and commonwealth as well were then we needed them not forgetting those from occupied Europe fled to these shores to continue the fight .... We owe a debt of gratitude to all who fought and especially those who didn't return home.
Canadians fought for their British master. Nice.
Brandy Pollard I have a distant relative who fought as a Hurricane pilot during the Battle of Britain. Even as a “Yank”, I’m always appreciative for the sacrifices my distant family made before my close family joined in.
Rip Nicholas Parsons just a minute was amazing.
makes me so proud watching this
Me too! Luckily we are colonized by British not other countries! :) even tough we have independent ,but British still Protect us!:) (commonwealth of Nation,Federal Nation)
Literally goes from “these are the ghosts of the houses gone” to “there were pickles flying everywhere”, A+ interviews
British people deserves to win . They are a very lovely compassionate people.
Just thinking how old the people that were interviewed were today. The program was produced in 2010,so even the youngest would be in their late 80s or 90s if alive today. Excellent documentary.
i met wing commander robert doe (BOB) DFC and BAR ,,i thanked him for what he did for our country and he flew in the battle of britain , i have his book the fighter pilot signed by him ,,its a priceless treasure
Just finished "The Splendid and the Vile" by Eric Larson, it covers Churchill's actions from him becoming PM to the entry of the US into the war. Very good book, I highly recommend it. It looks at not only Churchill but his family and close associates and covers how civilians withstood the Blitz, not just in London but Coventry and Bristol etc. I've read lots of history about WWII, this in one of the better books I've read.
Shame that we were constantly told it was all England, England, England...
We owe so much to so few very young men and women.
The average age of these brave pilots was only 21 and so many never came home.
My grandmother who was 20 drove a truck during the war and her husband was a desert rat and took part in the early invasion of France.
God bless BOTH their memories & service.
@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 We fought the wrong enemy, as Patton confirmed.
Shame they did not mention Polish fighters - look up squadron 303, most successful bunch of pilots , and there is a movie coming out this year 303!!
Shame the documentary contained no trigger warning for butthurt keyboard warriors. Real heroes don't fight to be recognized. I'm sure the Polish heroes got a better deal than the Tuskeegee Airmen, who sacrificed for their country and then had to go back to live under Jim Crow.
they didin't actually get better deal, they won the war but couldn't go back to Poland, because under Soviet control they faced mistreatment, arrest , and death from Polish communist government with soviet backing. Also it is us younger generation asking for them to be recognised for their massive impact during the Battle of Britain, no disrespect to people of colour that give their lives or anyone else.
they also did not mention old Adolf, who was their hidden boy.... who ordered to send all Luftwaffe to London in broad daylight to make sure it will all be destroyed.
Because Polish pilots didn't make that much difference, that's why.
Not about t*e )Polis* we sent our men into fi&t for your freedom.
It was a magnificent effort, it's a tragedy that today in 2019 Westminster is so weak and the BBC and media are actively working to suppress the spirit and unity that once enabled our country to survive. Churchill must be rolling in his grave.
England is being invaded and no one acknowledges this fact.
What you have is the greatest country and culture the world has ever seen being reduced to a shell of its greatness account of the most hateful, destructive, killer of freedom of all, political correctness. It is sweeping around the world and attacks anything or person that disagrees with its beliefs and proponents. The people that support PC are first and foremost anarchists.
@@dapro2848 - France, 1787-1795..
Infested with socialists now.
@@dapro2848 How can people who support political correctness be anarchists, that is a contradiction of terms?
I agree with you about the dangers of PC, but don't confuse that with anarchists who wish to remove the influence of government (politics) from the lives of individuals as much as possible.
I was once a careworker and living in the care home was a great man who flew in the battle of britain
And i cannot tell you how it felt to meet a real HERO and speak about how it felt to fly a spitfire,
You mean a washed brainless spinless man listening to cabal death orders.
Still to this day---GOD BLESS THEM ALL.
Now London is a third world shithole.
At the end of the Strand in London there is a Church which has a statue of bomber Harris and Sir Hugh Dowding. If you enter the Crypt which dates back to Wren you will find it is dedicated to the memory of all the Air crew that flew in the 2nd world war. Every prayer cushion has an embroidered depiction of a plane and the relevant squadron
145 Polish airmen fought in the battle. One Polish airman commanded the title of " ace of the day' for shooting down five [5] enemy bombers. The Polish airmen were top notch.
Please stop with this 'Polish squadron' and 'Polish airmen' under every BoB video! We all know Poles were there within RAF and fought Germans bravely but all these comments and demanding under every single Battle Of Britain or RAF movie is just pathetic! It seems like you suffer with huge lack of appreciate. I'm sure those brave Polish pilots did not fight for credits or recognitions you now try to force in all these comments so pls stop!
@@dewille-pl And who are you ? Don't like it too bad.The person who is pathetic is you. The above statement was a fact .You evidently have issues and that's your problem.
@@rayman46 yeah and 3000 British but you don't hear everyone winging that the Scottish Welsh English and N. Irish don't get mentioned individualy or by each county or town or street for that matter. Why don't you go and watch a video about Poland in the battle of Britain they do exist and then you can type away to your hearts content about how Poland saved the world and stop boring everyone here silly. We know what happened we don't need to be reminded by the likes of you.
@@rayman46 + You need to look at the Polish squadrons in prospective, 2 from around 71 squadrons over the battle timeline.
RicTic66 2000 airmen and 142 of them were Polish making up nearly 20%. Second largest contingent and highest scoring squadrons. Just deal with it
"We shall defend our island...whatever the cost maybe...we shall never surrender"
"If the British Empire should last for a thousand years,men will still say...This was their finest hour"
WInston Spencer Churchill.
A wonderful video,thanks for posting.
I was just two years old, during the Battle of Britain, my Dad served in a Highland Regiment during the war. And served in Normandy.
Like so many who served, they rarely spoke of
But enough to let know, not to join the Infantry, when I enlisted. So I joined the Royal Artillery. As a Radar Operator/ Technician.
I had the good fortune to have been born in Edinburgh, which avoided much of the Bombing, which went for the Ship Building in thr River Clyde.
So we were rarely bombed.
This was when the Germans, occupied Norway.
Thankfully due to the close knit ties, between Scotland and Norway., they met often in the North Sea, passing information about German activity. Which was passed on to MI 6.
So along with Radar, the RAF met them, and routed them. Their losses became unsustainable, they stopped trying.
It seems, that they never understood just how close our two Countries and peoples were. And had been, since the Vikings stopped invading us. But the Germans needed the Fishing Fleets, out there, to feed the people. Of course they had their families in captivity.
We definitely owe so much to so few. Including some Americans alongside our Commonwealth Allies.
My Canadian uncle lost his life in a Hudson bombed may 1939. North sea of Sweden. Sad chapter, and to think people these days don't understand the emense sacrifice. Idiots.
We owe so much to you too mr Bisset! thank you for your service sir!
Excellent & inspiring documentary. Thanks for uploading it.
What a film- what a story! Those British pilots saved their country that’s for sure.
Not just their country, they were the last standing beacon of democracy against the greatest military force the world has ever seen. If they had lost, 26% of the world (their empire) would have fallen to the Germans. D-Day would never have happened and the axis would have likely launched land invasions in South America, up to North America. The outcome would have been much darker than what we know today. The US was not the superpower it is now, back then, Britain and its empire were the world’s superpower, and they fought alone for two years, defending freedom and democracy, for the world.
Watching this on its 80th anniversary.
This is part of our great history, our great past, of which we should be justifiably proud. But look at us now, cowed and confused by Big Bother state, subject to fatuous ideologies and laws, going nowhere but down.
thats a 2020 perspective, they were at war since 1939
britain and her allies stood alone. back then . before the us were attacked in pearl harbour, its called self defense, and fighting for what u believe in,
My father was born in black pool My mother born in Surry My father spent 18 years in the royal navy...brother born in Malta...me of the family Rendo beach CA. LOVE HISTORY!
"Right next door to us was a pickle factory, well that got hit and there were pickles flying everywhere" ... the war is lost, they got the pickle factory xd
If you've ever lived through years of food rationing ... then the loss of a Pickle Factory might take on a whole new level of meaning!
Thank goodness an American is recognizing what Britain and the Commonwealth were fighting for. US entered the war 21/2YEARS after Britain was bombed for 1 month solid. They USsaw the news and the pictures and should have empathy for the English as many were shipped off to relatives outside of London and countries.. such as Canada and Australia.🇨🇦
Some American pilots volunteered to join the RAF in 1940 and actually fought in the battle of Britain,
2 years before the US officially became allies.
Eagle squadron they were known as.
And 2 ( maybe 3) squadrons of polish pilots ,
Some south Africans, joined and 2 in particular became top aces.
If you Google the RAF pilots, most were British but others came from many parts of the world.
I like the narrative and the scenes shown, that makes one feel as if one had been there. The opinions of the eyewitnesses are very important too. And unlike too many war films, which exhibit only Spitfires on the British side, this one exhibits also Hurricanes which contributed the largest part of the German casualties during the Battle. Thank GOD and to British pilots, as well as the girls who directed them, and the fine organization Sir Hugh Dowding created, the German Luftwaffe was defeated in the Battle of Britain. Long live Britain!
Polish pilots and other Allied plots.
@@freddyferret2313 Yes, but the majority were Britons. Regards.
The 13 hours that saved Europe!
TDC - The Documentary Channel you're wrong.
13 hours that saved the entire world.
True! My bad!
tell that to the east eurpeans who was inslaved by the cominist 70 yers
Tomas K too bad for Eastern Europeans they were within the sphere of influence of "liberating" Russians.
@Mark Miller Wow, I didn't know that the United States fought the Battle of Britain for us. That's really amazing, the United States really deserves credit for winning the Battle of Britain. Hollywood should do a film about it
If it was not for UTUBE. I would not have learned about the battle of Britain in 1940. You will not see great stories like this on ordinary TV
Now Germany is running Europe this time without firing a single ! What would our forefathers
say ?
@Rata 4U Hi, Yes what would they say your so right. I know what my Dad would say the same as you and me I think !
Germany is an occupied nation, they aren't running anything. It's simply where the old soviets moved to in order to start their new union.
I have to believe that the Battle of Britain was equally as pivotal as the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC.
We all learnt at school Churchill’s famous words in praise of the “few”. Others have said it in the comments. May those words never be forgotten as those who fought and those who died to give me the freedom I cherish and enjoy everyday.
GOOD bliss the royal air force of England
Bliss?
Thank you for your service lad's and lasses, ,
You did us all so proud, ,,
😷😷🌍✌💖😷😷
Bravo 'Park', from Thames New Zealand, for throwing Britains 'all' at Jerry.
Thank God for those BRAVE British pilots. What a STIRRING story. But so very close.
and then Winged Hussar arrived now got a different meaning
The Battle of Britain is fascinating to watch, even over 80 years later.
(I am 68.)
There is a similar Video that ends just as Sep 7th, 1940 begins.
This one begins on Sep 15th, 1940.
But what happened on Sep 7th, 1940?
Outstanding. So well done. Excellent balance between military tactics and personal stories. Sadly, if the US were under such attack today, it's so badly divided it would never unify in such a crisis.
My auntie was walking through Old Harlow and a dog fight was going on over head , the area was being showered by empty cartridges and she got called into a house for safety.
The men who fought to defend their countries are to be honored for their sacrifice and bravery..but let us remember that God is in control over all the events that happen in this world of ours ..and all these wars that destroy lives and properties will soon be ended when Jesus comes again...He is coming soon !
@@veronicamuller7650 At a town near you.
Imagine this was now. The pilots would look down and see millions of people holding their phones aloft.
lol they'd go viral and get called out on social media😆
Churchill was not there by accident that fateful day. He (and Dowding) had access to Britain's "Ultra" intelligence which had cracked German cyphers, alerting them to the enormity of this day's attacks ..
August 13th was Eagle Day but the day lasted 72 hours because the plans were delayed by weather, thus the attack of "Eagle Day" was the hottest on the 15th of August. Here Sept.15th marked the big attack of 1500 German fighters and bombers hitting all day long. The attention then started shifting elsewhere.
The Battle of Britain for me is the 1st of the most interesting parts of ww2 my second is D-Day
I doubt Britain would be able to do that again. Most of the tenacity and courage the Brits had back then has been kicked out of them.
All I seen was about 30spitfires in attack formation heading straight towards this huge group of German bombers.....what brave brave brave resilient people the British are.
The RAF had the direct effect of helping America create the greatest fighter of the war- the P-51 Mustang. Thank you 💕
I have been to the Blitz Museum in London. Absolutely incredible.
Part of the German downfall would have been they decided to attack during afternoon tea
chris walford Don`t get between a Brit and his tea!
@@ingolfleiblle6661 good one!
don't forget that Alan Turing broke the Enigma code
Very interesting reading some of these posts. We have no idea how people felt, and how worrying it must have been wondering if one would survive. I am 75 and did not have to endure the bombing or worry of invasion. As I grew older my parents would talk about the war and the deprivations-one egg a week etc. I do remember going up to London in the early 50's and seeing huge areas of bomb sites surrounded by wire fencing! My father was in the RAF and I am glad that he survived.
My dad was in the RAF, but not air crew. He was a carpenter and his service was just as important as the air crew, he and others like him kept those planes repaired and flying. He also served in North Africa. My Great Grandmother was bombed out in the Blits over London. My Grandfather had to fetch her & take her to Bournemouth. All she had was the night clothes she stood up in, all else was lost. This grand old lady lived to 103.
God bless and keep them and all your family! In a few years, the "greatest generation " will be a memory as none of them will still be alive. We need to treasure them and what they did for us.
love you
The Blitz was in response to the RAF bombing cities and towns in Germany.
@@cassiemontgomery45 yes the greatest generation, blessings all from 🇨🇦.
Certainly is just as important, everybody is an important cog in the machine, especially in war
My dad was on Spitfire/Hurricane ground crew. When the war ended a pilot offered to take him up for a "victory flight". My Dad said "Are you f**king nuts - I know what's holding the bloody thing together!"
Had a good chuckle out of that.. 😂
The raf museum along year ago now found a hurricane to restore it was 20 years old they were away to take it up for a flight but someone went around it just to make sure it was still all ok as looked perfect bit the rear tail inside was completely rotted away they said! Lol it's on UA-cam I watched it a couple of days ago it's a very old video of one of the first restorations of a hurricane haha
Tulfo in action
Tulfo in action
@@iskandartaib ark a desh
My goodness it’s humbling to see their humility. No bluster. No self-aggrandizing puffery. And today, people get an ego if they just have more money than others. Heroes don’t brag. They don’t have to.
Tell that to the Americans. They brag about everything even if it's nothing to brag about lol
@@dragzgaming I'm American and I don't brag about anything just the degenerates that do
@@cookiecrumb1018 well, your right i suppose... its not ALL, like most things. but it is considered a popular American trait... partially its kind of patriotism (i get that) but a lot of the time its sort of the way its drummed into you guys from media and patriots. such as "greatest nation on earth" "we won world war" kind of stuff. i like to appreciate the good and the bad from every nation and every nation is good at something else.... like the saying goes, there's always somebody bigger and harder
for eg. Russia and japan are the toughest people when it comes to war, like their gritt... they fight to the last man and stick it out. when outnumbered and under equipped they put the hardest defence battles down. hence the casualty rate in ww1 ww2.
Britain's navy, air force are the best in the world (not equipment wise) and the researchers and scientists seem to make the fastest advancements in wartime or critical times when its needed most, like covid, ww1 ww2.
America has the most expensive equipment and armour in the world also the biggest economy and a damn good infantry.
there's no single greatest nation or military.
apology's, i kind of went ott on the reply lol
@@dragzgaming sort of some arnt like that
Victory needs no explanation.
Defeat allows none.
American here. Respect to the RAF, and the British people in general. What an unbelievable amount of pluck and courage, to continue fighting even with their cities being bombed to ruins. God bless those who gave their lives.
Piece of cake old chap.
By the time the Blitz began the RAF had already bombed cities and towns in Germany for four months.
Bad teeth but balls of steel
And Respect to you Americans for knocking out the mighty Imperial Japanese army.
you mean unitedstatetian
As an American I say this.. free people everywhere should be thankful for the bravery and sacrifices of the RAF against Hitlers Luftwaffe. God bless our friends across the pond
And thank god you were there to my friend ...regards from the uk..
The neo-colonies of the USA would not agree and many of the people of Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam etc. are not alive because of the USA. It was Germany which declared war on The USA. By that time the Soviet Union was defeating the Germans at the Battle of Moscow.........without assistance from anybody.
I watched this and never in my mind thought it was this intense .god bless the people of the UK
out standing pilots in the royal air force
As a yank I like to spank
81 years on I still have a tear in my eyes for those brave young men who saved our skins in our darkest hour. Never forget those few who are immortalised in British history. God bless you all lads.
They were the one who declared war
@Nigel Wilson It was the Royal Navy that stopped them, not the RAF.
80 years ago this day. my uncle’s were in line to enlist.
My mother said it was over two blocks long in Omaha Nebraska.
Her 3 older brothers went to Europe. All three came back on their own two feet.
@Nova-Space Corporation
@Nova-Space Corporation Nothing wrong with declaring war if one have to. Once does what one have to!
Many years back, I was secretary to an ex-RAF pilot. He told me, please don't ask me about the war. I lost my family in the bombing of Britain. May you rest in Peace Sir. The world owes a deep debt of gratitude to the courage of men like you.
They're together again, somewhere warm and quiet.
@@MomMom4Cubs Yes. No doubt.
Back when Britain was actually Britain.
And how is it not Britian now do tell?
@@joedec Native British make up 33% of the population in their capital city. Need some more examples?
Lol racist boomer. Not even surprised
Lost my Canadian uncle fighting over the northern English channel, just a few months before this battle. These men where fighting for the greatness of the world at that time. I think they were the best of the best! Thank you Roland, may you and your brothers from that generation r.i.p. The free world appreciates your sacrifices.
As a NATO veteran I find it insulting to their sacrifices how most of the world right now is giving away their given (not earned) freedoms, I lost comrades during deployment protecting those same freedoms.
How is it that usa won all the wars when they came in so late fos yanks
@@mickryan2450 FYI: The US was running convoy escort from day 1 & supplying the Brits thru Lend Lease. Youre welcome!
Mark Summers That only does so much in world war
@@OneofInfinity. what freedoms is the world giving away?
Goering : “ we will wipe them from the skies “
RAF: “hold my tea old chap”
British: * Gets replaced by mass third world immigration *
😂😂
Instead, Mosquitos took Goering off the air! ua-cam.com/video/NQSPXTNR2OA/v-deo.html
Even though actual historical figures and research do show that the RAF was being swept out of the sky. Britian couldn’t build fighters fast enough and Germany couldn’t train pilots fast enough. Fortunately for the UK she started to build her fighters out of more readily available material and that made up for her lack of replacement fighters.
Problems, 1. UK overall prefers coffee to tea.
2. No one says old chap/bean
Wszystkim oglądającym po polsku dziękuję, dziękuję, dziękuję za wysiłek waszych bohaterskich pilotów podczas Bitwy o Anglię. 🇵🇱🇬🇧
No, bo oni nawet nie powidzeli o polakach ktorzy pomogli w tych bitwach.
I used to live really close to Northolt aerodrome where the Polish 303 squadron were stationed,
Used to watch them leave and return to the airfield , often over my house and often damaged.
My thanks to them and all our fighting men including my father. God Bless them.
Wszystkiego najlepszego (ku pamięci)dla przyjacielskich,serdecznych stosunków i szacunku #PAF 🇵🇱🦅🤝 #RAF 🇬🇧 👑 All the best for good future 🕊️.All the best for good relations 🕊️
Powinni byli wspomnieć o polskich lotnikach z 303 Sqn. Wszyscy piloci są bohaterami, ale Polacy osiągnęli najwyższy wskaźnik zabijania, ponieważ odmówili latania w ciasnych formacjach, przez co inne eskadry były bardziej narażone.
They should have mentioned the Polish pilots of 303 Sqn. All the pilots are heroes but the Poles achieved the highest kill rate because they refused to fly in the close formations which made other squadrons more vulnerable.
Niestety Churchill pozwolił,aby po II wojnie światowej Polska przeszła pod
okupację sowiecką.To sprawiło,że przez pół wieku Polska była zacofanym
krajem,a teraz jeszcze jesteśmy zadłużeni,Europa nie chce silnej Polski.
To bardzo przykre,tym bardziej,że zdaje się,że znowu będziecie potrzebować
pomocy z Polski.Pomocy cywilizacyjnej.Europa gnije.
And let's not forget our czech and polish allies. ✌
303.
The polish pilots were some of the very best to fly during the battle for Britain.
Hitler's invasion of Poland was why the UK declared war. Viva Poland!
Canadian, South African, rodesian, many great heroes. Few French.
Holland is not a country its region of the netherlands
This all was so exciting to my Dad that at 17 he lied about his age and after training in Canada became a Lancaster navigator
So did my grandfather and he became a Lancaster rear gunner!
Those bases were your Grandfather trained are still there. Their was one close by my Grandparents house south of Hamilton, Ontario. They had 8 bases in total, all along the North shore of Lake Erie. They would get the planes to fly out over Lake Erie, and practice flying in over water. Ironic that Airport by my Grandparents old house has only one of two operating Lancaster bombers left in the world. The plane is flown over the Football stadium after the national anthem is sang, before the game starts. Everyone Loves that plane, and the team.
To any Brit reading this: I cannot even imagine the sheer grit of your fathers and grandfathers, some of whom I sure were just kids at the time. Be sure to tell them--while you're still able--that for what it's worth coming from a Yank, "Thank you."
That's a really nice comment. 👍
A brilliant documentary- thank you ! Watching from New Zealand 🇳🇿
Same!
New Zealand also had pilots in the battle, I am English, but I am very much aware of how many others came to our aid during this dark time, This is your victory just as much as it is ours😊
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@@alanaspinall7147 Over 100 and 30 were Aces. Not to mention the defender of London was a New Zealander too ...Keith Park.
Al deere the famous kiwi !
Watched this a few years ago. GREAT documentary.
Churchill speeches
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yes a great victory however i am surprised Ultra does not get a mention for "By late Jan 1940, the ULTRA program was fairly confident that they now possessed the power to decrypt most German military codes at that time" from my memory of the book, that included the Luftwaffe
here at about 1.16 in Bletchley park get its moment of glory.
ua-cam.com/video/52YOKT_O10U/v-deo.html
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My grand grand uncle was Zdzislaw Krasnodebski. Very emotional watching it.
There were a lot of different nationalities who fought on that day. British, American, Canadian, Polish, Czechoslovakian, Indian, Irish, and not forgetting a handful of Norwegians. They stood side by side, and done what they had to do. Without those people things may well be very different now. Big respect to them, Ex parachute soldier.
and even american pilots who joined as canadian rcaf,
And men like you sir thank you for my freedom. Bless you and your family🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🗽🗽🗽🗽🇺🇸🇺🇸
and Australian
they all get mentioned and credited in the b lf b film, watch the film, this vlog doc, is mere highlights and skips over a lot of important content
@@starpirat my apologies, i knew i missed some. wasn't many, but still made a difference.
Looks around the UK in 2021. At least we don't speak German the WWII veteran thinks to himself.
Or Russian. The most likely Victor.
The English language is a Germanic language (25% of the language is German) So theoretically we do speak German.
So this is what you're doing instead of posting new videos
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Have you read what he wrote?
@@Plevins German and germanic is not the same. I speak a germanic language /Ik spreek een Germaanse taal. It is Dutch. De groeten.
I like the British battle management, its radars, its few but superb pilots & the good powered fighters during the Battle of Britain. This is the way to overcome a better equipped enemy.
This will seem strange, but there's an old "scifi" series called "The Lensmen". There's an intense battle scene in one book, the Admiral giving orders to spaceships, to his second, to communicators, to plotters, etc. (I know I'm not getting all the terms right, excuse me.)
Recently I've been watching a lot of "Battle Of Britain" documentaries / films, and I've suddenly realized the author was copying British command methods of this time. E. E. "Doc' Smith.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lensman_series
The reason they were not equipped at the start of the war, because nobody really expected to be going to war.
Individuals prevailed over totalitarian systems then,
and they always will.
Wonderful, we owe so much to so few... British pilots, plus many from the Commonwealth, with Polish and Czech pilots too...
We owe more to Smokie and their amusing, toe tapping number - 'Living next door to Alice"
Plonker
Thx for remembering polish pilots
Robert Loades and American industry that provided steal and goods during this dark time!
In December, 1941, U.S. carrier fighters in the Pacific numbered 41. Japan had over 350 fighters, and hundreds more bombers. That's a relative few between Hawaii and the west coast of the U.S.
Those RAF lads are absolute badass. Heroic.
YES, GREAT R.A.F., R.C.A.F., R.A.A.F., U.S.A.F., ALL ALLIED AIR FORCES, WERE DUTY-HONOUR AND VALOUR...TOO BAD ABOUT THE TWO PUNKS/GOOFS; DOING THE AD-THEY MUST BE BRAIN DEAD, TODAY, NOT TONIGHT!!! Brian MURZA, W.W.II NAVAL RESEARCHER-PUBLISHED AUTHOR, CANADA.
@@brianmurza5533 Huh?
Plus the other nation pilots.
@@brianmurza5533 tf r u talking bout
@@brianmurza5533 and the Polish pilots
Dont forget the brave Polish pilots that helped the UK from falling.
We ain't that's why there always welcome here...edit polish people I mean
There were also Canadian, American, French, Australian and Polish pilots all great men who fought for our freedom from tyranny - Now we just capitulate.
In UK, There is a huge public memorial to the all Polish airmen ( btw the “Battle of Britain Poles” were just a few of them) near RAF Northolt on the A40 at the well-known roundabout which is called “The Polish War Memorial”.
We might not forget them but the britts sure did.. And fast..
@@user-ky6vw5up9m I didn't know that. THANK YOU, I will look into it.
I'm so thankful, and so proud of those brave pilots.....and the whole operation that won the Battle of Britain....I was born in 1949 and realise what a lucky Generation I am part of......🇬🇧
It's as though we have forgotten what a truly great country we are...These men and women gave everything for our freedoms, long may they be remembered and I so hope we get back to believing that we are a great country...Thank you to all that served and those from the other countries like Poland, Australian, New Zealand, Indian and so, so many more..
Don't get too proud - it's a blindness that can stop you from doing what is right now. All countries have good and bad things going on - it is wonderful that we had among us such men as Dowding and Keith Park and their pilots but we also have a capacity for evil and (more so) stupidity which we have to continually watch out for if we want people to tell stories like this about our time.
As an English man, thankyou Polish warriors
What about the Canadian, Australian and New Zealand warriors - and others?
@@kevinmcmahon2491 I thanked them already. Poland get less praise!
@@ryancasey7906 In Northolt there is a large, prominent and well-known memorial solely to Polish fliers of WW2. I think they have received a lot of praise and recognition. I'm not aware of other such prominent memorials to those of other countries.
Thanks to them all ❤️
As a Englishman i thankyou English warriors and RAF.
As a South African this makes me so very proud of my British heritage. My grandfather fought in the East Africa campaign side by side with the Brits versus the Italians in 1940/41.
I'm Norwegian, and I am proud of the British.
Remember Sailor Malan, the commander of 74th squadron. He was a South African who terrorized the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain.
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@@williingulfditlefsen669 Hello from Britain! We are all very fond of our Norwegian friends!
In 1995 I stood on the White cliffs of Dover at Langdon when a lone Spitfire flew past..I had a lump in my throat and a tear in my eye..My son said.' What's the matter Dad ?'
God bless you, Roger.
roger scott ..Roger my friend.I believe that the 20 miles stretch of water between Britain and Europe may have saved us from invasion, as it has done so many times in our history.
I had a similar incident sometime in the mid-nineties whilst sitting outside the Spitfire Memorial building at RAF Manston; the only difference was that the Spitfire in question touched down on airfield... It felt like witnessing a ghost.
Wonderful but w*y did *e not know? did you not teac* *im about te war?
Turn in your Man Card.
The Germans had more aircrafts had larger bullets in their planes but that did not break the spirit of the RAF . The resilience to protect the country and its people won the day. Salute to all those who took part in the Battle of Britain the men and women from the fighter command to the heroics of the brave RAF pilots and plane spotters. We salute you all.
What an incredible story, i feel britain had some of the most intense war stories, battle of Britain, Dunkirk, makes you so very proud of all who did their part so people like me could be here today, ill forever salute those brave souls
Thanks to India
@@djbravo704 huh?
Chandler be like huh?
On mrbeast
9:05 I 'll pretend the lil kid was transporting sticks to help build earthwork fortifications for the RAF awwww!
The man in control was Hugh Dowding .A Scotsman from Moffat .Nicknamed stuffy he kept a cool head through the whole nightmare.
Spitfire (replica) in Moffat garden 👍
Did not know that Dowding was a Scot - thanks for the info.
@@minsapint8007 So was Ian Henderson. Dowdling and Bomber Harris were involved in the 'Middle East' and Harris was blooded in Iraq during the bombing of villages.
I understand that he with Harris were the planners of the air terror village bombing campaign against the people of Iraq in the 1920s and 1930s.
@@robertbennett9949 Very interesting .I read the book about Harris .Came from Rhodesia/Zimbabwe. Good info laddie.Education and good schooling is everything. ..
They forgot to mention the RAF took the markings off of their aircraft so that the Luftwaffe thought we had more aircraft than we actually had! The RAF aircraft was also loaded with just enough fuel for a set amount of time and they quickly got back down, refuelled and got straight back up there! So brave those souls! Never surrender!
just to think that if Britain hadn't won that battle then who knows how powerful the nazis would have been globally
Proud to know that Air Field Marshall Keith Park (a New Zealander) co-ordinated the RAF defense during the Battle of Britain. Nicknamed the "Defender of London".
‘If any one man won the Battle of Britain, he did. I don't believe it is recognised how much this one man, with his leadership, his calm judgment and his skill, did to save not only this country, but the world.’ Lord Tedder, Head of the RAF, 1947.
We are forever grateful for his service you should be so proud as the world might have been different without him
I used to go to Duxford every summer and watch the Air Show. I had thought the Spitfire was far more agile and faster than the Hurricane. But when I saw them both fly, I was amazed at how fast and agile the Hurricane truly is. They can also take a fair amount of battle damage and keep flying. I gained a whole lot of respect and admiration for Hurricanes on that day!
The Spitfire was like a sports car and many liked it. But of those who flew a Hurricane they liked, the stable gun platform, it was steady as a rock. It could take a lot of punishment.
The pilot's visability was better in the Hurricane. In the Hurricane the nose sloped more steeply from the cockpit to the spinner. This meant better shooting conditions.
The undercarriage was wider and stronger. So landing was less tricky. It could turn inside the Spitfire and the Me109.
With the Spitfire the guns were spread wider and the recoil more noticeable. The Hurricane was rock steady.
With a Spitfire the nose could blank out the target.
This is mainly from the book, “They Flew Hurricanes” by Adrian Stewart.
Of note, those squadrons converted from Hurricanes to Spitfires often asked if they could go back. It's what you are used to and both had advantages.