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SirJudasIscariot t1_j7mmd6q wrote

Reply to comment by MrMoogyMan in Would the Allies have kept fighting if the axis powers stopped? by Techno-87

When the Battle of Britain began, the Luftwaffe focused exclusively on the RAF, hitting airbases, shooting down aircraft, knocking out air defenses, basically trying to gain air superiority. The RAF was pushed to the breaking point, and it wasn’t until Bomber Command struck Berlin that Hitler changed priorities from striking military targets to bombing London on a daily and nightly basis. This is when the Luftwaffe lost the battle. They had almost gained air superiority and had to throw it away to strike at civilian targets.

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MrMoogyMan t1_j7mr4h4 wrote

It wasn't that close to defeat; British production was still out producing German in aircraft and the notion that the RAF was going to fall was bad intel, wishful thinking by the German high command or deliberate mildec. I think it's a bit overdramatic to claim the RAF was at its breaking point when most airfields remained operational and the military industry still buidling replacements. The British had solid air defense and early warning radar, international pilots, and plenty of juice left to punish the Luftwaffe.

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Tianxiac t1_j7mxr9i wrote

The RAF at the breaking point but hanging on and defeating the germans in a miracle is part of UK ww2 myth and romanticism.

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