15th September 1940. Hitler ordered the German Air Force to carry out an all-out decisive attack. More than 1,000 fighter jets were to be deployed at once to finish off the city as quickly as possible. Imagine the view the people would have seen on that fateful day. More than 1,000 fighter jets flying in the sky, coming to bomb your country. To be specific, there were 1,120 air crafts. Of which, 620 were fighters and 500 bombers.
The British prepared their Royal Air Force. They had only 630 air crafts. A historical battle ensued in the sky that day.
British Royal Air Force downed more than 60 Luftwaffe air craft. And lost on 29 air crafts. That’s right. British successfully stopped the German Air Force attack. This day is now known as the Battle of Britain Day. What were the reasons driving this? You might be wondering this, how could the overpowered German air force with more air crafts fall down to the British Air force?
The reason is quite simple. Whenever a country is attacked when a country invades another the invader aims to gain something. But the defending country, it is literally a matter of existence for it. If they do not fight with all their might the country would be wiped out. There would be no place for the citizens to live. There’s a large difference in motivation among soldiers.
