Chapter 30 Chapter Thirty

Eagles and Sea Lions (from "Empires of the Lost World") false legend British war propaganda has always been excellent.Their propaganda for the so-called "Battle of Britain" was almost at its peak.To the uninitiated, their propaganda is already in the history books.But for serious military discourse, these myths must first be dispelled. After the collapse of France, the German army was vastly superior to the British, the air force was evenly matched, and the navy was unfortunately at a disadvantage.Our surface fleet is weak and not large in number, and only the submarine armament is of real weight.The crucial issue in the summer of 1940 was the need to make a decision to cross the obstacle of the ocean.Therefore, in the battle to prepare for a large-scale invasion, Britain has a decisive advantage.

I have already stated my opinion in the yellow outline that if we launch a surprise crossing at the end of June, when the disarmed British Army is withdrawing from Dunkirk and their fleet is anchored at In the harbor beyond the reach of the whip, then we can make a quick decision and conquer Britain in one fell swoop.But Hitler missed the opportunity.The rejuvenated British were given a respite and instituted drastic counter-aggression measures, reorganizing their powerful navy and thus blocking the English Channel.In this way, Germany can only carry out air strikes, force Britain to make a decision, or blow up a route of invasion.

First of all, we must compare the air forces of the two sides.Ninety-nine per cent of people, including the Germans, still think that the large and powerful Luftwaffe was defeated by a handful of heroic defenders of the Demophile Pass in RAF uniform, or To quote a master rhetoric: "Never in the history of human warfare has there been such a victory with less."In fact, when the fighting began, Germany and Britain each had about a thousand fighters.German bombers have far greater air supremacy than the British, but the British bombers, at least the new batch of bombers, have heavier loads, longer flight distances, and better equipment.

In order to induce Britain to sue for peace, Hitler and Göring certainly showed off their abilities to the Luftwaffe.Churchill, on the other hand, tried to take advantage of the fact that Britain had few aircraft and was alone, and dragged the United States into the war.As a result, the war gave the illusion of David fighting against the giant Goliath. ① For the story, see Chapter 17 of "Bible·Old Testament·Samuel". ②Famous pass in Greece, Leonidas, king of Sparta in ancient Greece, led 300 warriors to defend this pass against the Persian army. British advantage Not only does the traditional account distort the balance of power, but the resistance encountered by the Luftwaffe during its operations is also left unaccounted for.

Most of the fighting was fought over British air bases.As soon as the German pilot was shot down, he was declared missing, either dead or captured.But the downed British pilot, as long as he is not injured, can immediately fly another plane to take off.The combat flight time of the German pilots was only a few minutes, because our fighters were limited to about ninety minutes of fuel, and most of this time was spent entering the combat zone and returning to the station.Once a British pilot was at combat altitude, he could fight until he ran out of bullets and gasoline. Due to the short range of our fighter jets, we could only fly as far as the south-east corner of England.The Luftwaffe was like a tethered eagle, and London was the furthest end of the tether.The rest of the British Empire was safe from air strikes, because the bombers had no escort and risked being wiped out.The Royal Air Force can evacuate the line of fire at will for rest or maintenance.They can build up reserves far from the line of fire and rush to build new planes.

In addition, our fighters were ordered to fly close to the bombers, like destroyers covering battleships, thereby weakening the combat effectiveness.This undoubtedly gave the pilots of the bombers a sense of security, but this order bound the fighters.In air combat, "search and kill" is the law of the law.Fighter pilots should be free to fly in the air, spot the enemy, and strike them head-on.Goering never grasped this basic point, despite the constant urging of his air combat heroes on it.The more our bomber losses mounted, the more obstinately he insisted that the bombers must be closely escorted by fighters.This discipline dragged out the battle, killed many comrades, and seriously demoralized the pilots.Finally, by 1940, the British had a fortunate scientific achievement.First of all, they have radars that can be used in actual combat and can control fighter jets.As soon as we invade the airspace, they can follow us closely and quickly send fighter jets to attack us head-on.They don't have to burn fuel for reconnaissance, and they don't have to spread out to search.Had it not been for this factor, Luftwaffe Fighter Command would have won a swift and overwhelming victory.Because until the end, the Luftwaffe never defeated the RAF from the air.Even Churchill, who had no intention of praising German combat prowess, admitted that fighting in September was not good for British Fighter Command.

At that time, our offensive turned into a strategic bombing of London.Churchill thought this was Goering's fatal mistake.In fact, one was in bad weather.Furthermore, the provocative and frenzied bombing of German cities urgently needs to be dealt with immediately and cruelly. Thirdly, considering that the invasion of the British mainland must be carried out before October 1, otherwise it has no choice but to give up. In view of these three reasons, it is imperative to switch to strategic bombing Row.I elaborate on this point in my day-by-day analysis of the campaign. purpose of eagle attack

An "Eagle Raid" by the Luftwaffe against Britain in the summer of 1940 was essentially a peace gesture, a measured effort to convince Britain of the pointlessness of prolonging the war.This effort must be made before the attack on Russia in order to secure our western rear.This defeat was of course a tragedy for Germany, and we were thus doomed to a catastrophic world war on two fronts.But it was even more tragic for England, and historians have been particularly slow to recognize it. After all, Germany has nothing to lose by participating in this war, unlike Britain, which was the world's leading power in 1939.Although it won the victory, the result of the war caused it to lose the title of Universal Empire, and its territory was reduced to a few islands in the country.If the magic raid had forced it to make peace with Germany in 1940, the Reich would almost certainly still be its own, so it is difficult to understand why it considered the moment of the British campaign to be its "golden age."Its pilots were as fierce and skilled as their German brethren.However, the UK has given up

The last chance for a rising continental power to unite to remain world hegemony, instead allies with the Bolsheviks to bring down this power - the last bastion in Europe against barbaric Asia.The result is that it is reduced to an aging and weakened satellite state of the United States. This catastrophe is the only masterpiece of the dreamy adventurer Churchill.Prior to this, the people had not conferred on him the highest office.Churchill thought he was playing the role of St. George, saving the world from the dreaded German dragon.His writing and eloquence are more than sufficient to propagate this myth.He himself has always believed this.The British have always believed in this myth, so that they lost their empire, and did not vote for him until they finally came to their senses.

Hitler and Britain The last thing Hitler wanted was war with Britain.I can personally testify to this.But there's no need for that, as his blatantly bombastic, self-proclaimed book has made that clear.I saw his face at a staff meeting on the day that Britain was making crazy strategic pledges to Poland.On September 3, in the corridor of the Chancellery, by chance, I saw that face again.That day, contrary to Ribbentrop's assurances, the British march began.That time I saw a dejected face.It is impossible to understand the events of 1940 without keeping Adolf Hitler in mind, because from the beginning of the war to its end, German strategy, German

Both tactics and German foreign policy are nothing more than the expression of the personal will of this character. Never before has a world-historical figure so clearly declared his purpose and plans when he stepped onto the stage.In comparison, Alexander, Charles XII Both Napoleon and Napoleon were just following the trend of the times and acting on the spot.In it Hitler wrote, in inflammatory language, what he would do once he came to power; and he did so during his twelve years in power.Central to German policy, he wrote, was the occupation of Russian territory.This attempt was the crux of World War II and the only objective of the German army.He also wrote that before attempting to take Russia, we must first defeat our generational enemy, France. When Hitler talked about Britain in his book, he praised the bravery, traditional wisdom and excellent imperial rule of this nation.He pointed out that Germany's greatest goal was to establish a great alliance of Nordic races, in which Britain maintained its status as a maritime empire, and Germany, as its equal partner, must dominate the continent and make new territorial claims to the East. Hitler never abandoned this view.When Churchill rejected his many peace proposals, he turned into a rage and vented his anger on the Jews of Europe, whom he believed influenced Churchill's irrational policies.Hitler, almost to the last moment of suicide, hoped that Britain would come to its senses and be willing to arrange the world in the only sensible way that would not give up half the world to the Bolsheviks and the other half to a money-worshipping America like the one in which we now have to live The world is like this. It was for these reasons that the failure of the Eagle Raid brought us to British shores, facing a panic-stricken Britain, with no plan of action to end the war; After the high preparations, everything fell through, and the mystery is also here.In short, the massive invasion was unsuccessful because Hitler really had no intention of fighting Britain, and our army was more or less aware of it. air combat The campaign is divided into several phases.The Luftwaffe attacked ships first in an attempt to lure Britain into fighting over the English Channel.The RAF was unwilling to attack to protect the ships.Goering then bombed British fighter bases.As a result, the British fighters were forced to take off.After Goering gave it a hard blow, on the one hand, because of Hitler's instigation, and on the other hand, because of the unreasonable British bombing of our civilians, he sent bombers to the Valhalla Sea to bomb London and other important cities, hoping to arouse the people to dethrone Churchill, offer peace.Hitler's speech of July 19, despite its intimidating tone, set out unusually generous terms.But it was all in vain, as October rain and fog had cast a gray veil on the sky.Thus ended the Battle of Britain, and even ended honorably, with Britain decimated but bravely carried on. Most military writers still condemn Goering for our "defeat" over Britain.In this way, he fell into Churchill's trap and believed Churchill's fabricated myth about the defeat of the Luftwaffe.As for Germany's brilliant air force, which can only be a draw, I think Goering should be responsible.Arbitrary political control of the armed forces here, too, implies laymanship in command, as in the case of the yellow scheme. Hermann Göring was a complex character with both good and bad qualities.He was intelligent, decisive, and he had a heart of stone to carry out the most difficult decisions before he descended to extravagance.This is his good side.However, his vanity made him lose his mind, and his stubbornness and greed made the design and production of the aircraft stagnant.Until Speer came to power, the Luftwaffe had been hit harder by mismanagement and insufficient ground supplies than by any air enemy (including the RAF in 1940).Göring vetoed the good design for a heavy bomber, but established a short-range air force as a ground aid.By 1940, he sent a lightly equipped Luftwaffe on a strategic bombing mission beyond its capabilities, and even came close to succeeding.As a ground auxiliary force, the Luftwaffe achieved brilliant results in Poland and France first, and later in the early stages of attacking the Soviet Union.But it's not up to the task as our military moves farther and farther from air bases.However, in quick decisive battles on land, its achievements are still unparalleled. In the general history books, Hitler, the lion, first pounced on Poland, then turned mercilessly on France, strangled France, and threw his bloody claws on Britain, but when he was hit head-on by the Royal Air Force, he roared. Back off.Like a madman, it blindly stayed on the seashore and hesitated, then suddenly turned around to the east and rushed towards the Soviet Union, and ended up destroying itself.In fact, these are nothing more than sophistry in Churchill's war years, and made historical mistakes. In fact, although Hitler made self-defeating amateur mistakes in judging the battle situation, he was sober and calm from beginning to end to implement the political goals set out in the book step by step.He was desperate to make peace with Britain.Never has a victorious conqueror made greater concessions to a summation.The failure to secure peace through this Eagle attack is certainly disappointing.This meant that while we launched the Great War to the East, our rear faced harassment from the British.This means that we must allocate a portion of our limited precious supply to the submarine force.Worst of all, it meant more and more meddling by Roosevelt's America. last tragedy These disturbing consequences of British obsession caused Adolf Hitler a great deal of mental unhappiness.He has always adopted an irrational attitude towards the Jews.But the deplorable excesses he committed in the end, It can be traced directly to the failures he suffered in the West.Germany would not have gone to such extremes if she had allied herself with Great Britain, even a generous and neutral Britain.But our country, surrounded and completely cut off from world civilization, is engaged in a life-and-death struggle with the primitive, giant Bolshevik state.The principles of humanity are completely cast aside.Behind the lines, in occupied Poland and Russia, maddened Nazi extremists ran amok.Hitler was so enraged by Churchill's resistance that he had no intention of stopping it.At that time, as long as he gave an order, all this could be stopped.When he is angry, he is very scary.These are the most serious consequences of the Battle of Britain. Translator's Note: Von Roon's arguments about the Battle of Britain are unacceptable.The character of the Teutonic nation is that they are unwilling to admit defeat.I have read most of the important German military writing on the war, and very few of them can accept this painful truth.However, von Roon made a strong argument and believed that Winston Churchill's stubbornness was the reason for the massacre of the ruling European Jews.This view of his is perhaps the weakest of such self-exculpatory writings.The figures he has given for the number of aircraft involved in the battle are unreliable.Of course, with regard to the statistics of this war, it is the aircraft that is more difficult to determine.Due to the different dates of the start of statistics, the initial balance of power is also different.Since then, due to the constant losses and replenishment in the battle, the number has changed every week.But the clouds of battle were thick, and the records of the headquarters of both sides were very chaotic.But so far, among the official records I have seen, there is no one who calmly believes that the air forces of the two sides are evenly matched like Feng Long. His view of the offensive as a "peace gesture" was no more convincing than his claim that the air battle ended in a draw.If another major war breaks out, I sincerely hope that the U.S. military will not end up in such a "tie". The records in ordinary history books are correct.Göring attempted to gain daytime air dominance.The fighter commands of the two sides fought fiercely, and Goering failed.So he tried to bring Britain to its knees by bombing civilians, first by day and then by night, but that too failed.British fighter pilots save the world from the Germans by repelling the far more powerful Luftwaffe.The invasion by sea did not materialize because Hitler's admiral convinced him.They said the British would make a large number of Germans weak and dead while crossing the sea, and leave the rest.In Churchill's words: "Anyone who lands will be given a blow." A navy must be kept at hand at the moment of decisive battle.I want my fellow citizens to bear that in mind. As for Britain, there was hardly a moment of clear victory to speak of.When the Sea Lion project was withdrawn, they actually won, but Hitler's frustration, as written in the book, was kept a secret.Luftwaffe night raids on cities, combined with U-boat sorties, dimmed Britain's prospects ahead of Hitler's attack on the Soviet Union.But after the Battle of Britain, the Luftwaffe fell into a slump.This was one of the reasons why Germany failed to capture Moscow in 1941.Having dropped so many bombs in the fields of Kent and Surrey and in the streets of London, it ran out of bombs in Russia.