Bombing+of+Britain

media type="youtube" key="kBPajDmJbRw" height="344" width="425"The Battle of Britain was the first major campaign to be fought entirely by [|air forces.] It was the largest and most sustained bombing campaign up until that date. Initially, RAF airfields were attacked however as the battle progressed, operations were extended to the strategic level: systematic destruction of aircraft production centres and ground infrastructure. Eventually the[| Luftwaffe] resorted to attacking areas of political significance and terror bombing tactics. The British date the battle from 10 July to 31 October 1940, which represented the most intense period of daylight bombing. German historians usually place the beginning of the battle in mid-August 1940 and end it in May 1941, on the withdrawal of the bomber units in preparation for Operation Barbarossa, the campaign against the Soviet Union, which began on 22 June 1941.] The story of the [|Battle of Britain] resounds through the years as one of the defining moments of recent British history.