Battle of Britain - Their Finest Hour!!!!

Have you heard of a country, tiny is size, less in population, short of resources, just witnessed greatest of the retreats ever in the history by his army, under attack by an enemy who is considered to be the mightiest of all the times and just 10 minutes far from its mainland, not only defended themselves from regular bombing by enemy bombers (not just 10-20 but in thousands), but restored itself to repel the enemy to defeat in only few months?

It was not odd for British Isles to find themselves under attack by fierce enemies for several centuries. Romans, Vikings, Saxons, Normans, French, all have attacked these small but mighty island and British had every time outdid the enemy. However, in summer on 1940, it was a different scenario. Germans were full on strength, with maximum morale required for any victory, were eager to have a final blow. They had just defeated British on European battlefield and once they defeat British on their own land, I was over for them.

British were largely outnumbered in every department. Had army, but with almost lost morale. Had navy, but without any air cover. Had air force, which was crippled in battle at meuse river. Had all great leader, who had lost their courage. Had people with fear in their mind about the future. It was disappointment. It was the darkest hour for history of Britain.

But in the dark, they heard words....just words.....words which revived the lost hope of the nation....words who will be remembered for centuries....

"You ask, what is our policy? I will say: It is to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us.....You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word: It is victory, victory at all costs..." 

"We shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender"    

Victory maker with his sign

"Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, 'This was their finest hour."

Sir Winston Churchill harnessed English language. There was no surprise that those words inspired every British to die for his nation. British nation fought with all its might and never thought of any surrender against German Forces.

The advantage British had against fighting against German bombers and fighters was invention of Radar system. They used to found out German Messerschmitts coming in the territory and then used to summon British Spitfire planes to counter them from sector stations. Herman Göring, German Luftwaffe chief was totally unaware of this system and it cost too many lives and planes for Germans.Depressed Göring thought of another sinister method to win the battle.

London can take it!!

They started bombing London. Thousands of lives were lost, millions pound property was destroyed. It was a coward act. However, Britain still stood firm. "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few"  Churchill told about those who really showed their courage, Royal Air Force Pilots. Germans were exhausted. They decided upon calling off the raids.

Britain was saved!! It was the will showed by nation to win against all odds.Although they lost their empire after war, they always stood as a nation which showed its character in peril. Bravo Britain!!! Bravo Churchill!!

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