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To: E. Charters who wrote (21750)	10/15/1998 8:24:00 PM
From: Richard L. Williams	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 116779

But Hitler delayed, obsessed with Russia who could not invade him at he time and stewing over a large scale operation and control of the sea and air. He did not need it. Actually, most historians blame the German's loss of the Battle of Britain on Hermann Goering, Hitler's right-hand man and head of the Luftwaffe. In 1938 or so, Goering had made a speech to Berliners stating that if one enemy bomb fell on the capital, "my name is Meyer." Well, I really don't have German culture down, but being called Meyer must be a bad thing, because in August, 1940, six RAF Wellington bombers dropped about 16 bombs on Berlin, partly in return for a mistaken German bombing of London (the Jerries were trying to hit a factory). While the English eggs did little damage to the German capital, they did alter the course of the war. Goering, enraged, ordered the Luftwaffe's attacks on RAF airfields and support facilities ceased, and all effort directed at English cities, primarilly London. Sir Hugh Dowden, the RAF general directing the defense of England at the time, stated later, (paraphrased) "When I saw the German bombers making a beeline for London, I both cheered and cried. I cheered, for I knew we had won the battle, and I cried for the people of London." If the attacks on RAF field had continued, the RAF would have been finished in three days to a week at most. It was that close! Now, London was at the extreme edge of German Bf-109 fighter range, and the German's fighter coverage over the city was limited to 10 to 15 minutes at best. The lack of drop tanks, which the Germans had developed, but never implemented, left the German bombers vulnerable to fighter attack. By Aldertag, Sept. 15th, 1940, German losses had mounted to the point where daylight operations could no longer be sustained. To say that the Germans could have invaded England immediately after Dunkirk does not take into account the lack of shipping ability on the German side. Most of summer 1940, French Channel ports were filled with a feverish attempt to build invasion barges, which the English spent an equal amount of feverish activity to destroy. But had the RAF lost the BoB, the Germans could have pulled it off...it all fell to the boast by Goering, and the lack of drop tanks. Oh, and a little thing called radar. That's my read on it. Sorry for the long reply, but the BoB is a big topic with me. What was the average price of gold during the war? Since the Brits were required to pay for lend-lease goods with gold, I am somewhat interested. (I know...a VERY lame attempt to get back on topic) Rick