The Hardest Day, Battle of Britain - Animated 

There are several good sources on The Hardest Day, but I have never seen one which puts the detail so well into its context. This is fantastic! Let me take you one closer to your 100k.

damn. well good work, subbed - please keep it up

just a bit lower backround music please... the clear narration is far more important. but thank you and . Well Done.

Subscribed, & great work! One more towards your target!

Good video as usual However two major points, 1, get a better microphone i beg you haha, 2, change your tone of voice every now and again, having a monotone voice throughout can make the video rather dull. Hope your well!

Even the spitfires and hurricanes have different models. This is not excellent, it's the best.

I love when people pay attention to the little details like that.

Noice

Thankyou sir

My great grandfather fought in the same battles, albeit on the other side.

@John MacTavish My grandad was the Indian free army, fought at France and a few other places in Europe. He and his guys were fighting for India, not for German conquest.

My grandfather fought in France, and his cousin fell at Anzio. I think of them often when I feel trepidation about standing up to the petty challenges I face.

@ORP Orzeł Prawdziwa historia Britains Empire was crumbling and all things considered the United Kingdom I believe is the first Empire and was also the Largest ever empire Known, the reason why india, africa, what would become the US and canada Ect have modern for there times the infrastructure like railways something the British Empire was masterful at and of course docks all over the world cyprus the canary islands, Australia, TO pass on its power gradually to another nation but particularly during the 30s and 40s there were a lot of US families with huge ties to the British Isles. Even Kennedy still has relatives in Ireland. My point being Britain was the first to say NO to Hitler and actually beat them back for which all the Naval Power and Armies were thousands of miles away and Britain risked losing there Fleets which provided security for the insane amount of food and munitions the British Isles needed to keep itself going The Soviets had an invincible general The Winter ours here in Britain is our notorious wether which can shift on a dime and that's why napoleon failed too, just 21 miles at its shortest point but Nazi Germany had no chance If you know anything about British people they would have to kill everybody thats why the Blitz just pissed them off with the Underground train stations there were minimal casualties. During this time NaziGermany was thought to be unbeatable a modernised mechanised army and Britain considered doomed by almost all but our Warriors showed that the Nazis could bleed and the psychological damage it did saved the world as Britain then with the US slowly handed over the power of being number One and our contribution was and still is invaluable to the US which is why we are a Brother nation not just Allies, I've fought alongside the US in combat and they love us for our aggression and can trust us to help do whatever needs to be done and remember you are our blood and so in battle blood brothers. Britain helped crack the Nazi codes. Invented the commandos and eventually SAS (showing small teams could do massive damage, leading to the Seal Teams and so on. Showed Nazi Germany could lose. And handed over the world power to the US being the first Empire to survive its downfall. Still continue to develop weapons of the future with the US. (the f35-B using more advanced Harrier tech to land like a helicopter)

RIP and God bless you, Cheeks.

To be inside of those operation rooms after all these years that the majority are left in ruin... they still have me looking in awe to the construction and the respect to what had to be done. They are amazing places.

@@ChronicExe Are they all in ruins? I would hope something from those dark days would have been preserved? So much sacrifice, and our awesome cousins were pretty much on their own!! Greetings from North Carolina... Rule Britannia

@@donarthiazi2443 unfortunately the majority are left in ruin, for example, there are a fair few deep level shelters where I live on south coast of England. One R3 ROTOR bunker at Ventnor is falling apart, floor boards crack under your feet, flooding etc. Same with another R3 at Portland underneath a farm. We do have a few which are now museums (Kelvdon hatch), air raid shelters still exist all over the country but are mostly sealed. London has a ridiculous amount of deep level shelters either hidden or they link with the London Underground systems. The majority of the london bunkers and centres are still active, maintained etc. Sometimes you can get lucky testing doors and enter when a workman has serviced the place but didn't lock the door properly. Each county and major town also have operation centres, some left to rot, others used for storage or used as break rooms.

@@donarthiazi2443 so these deep level shelters in london, hyde park has one for eg. Anyways, these things are bloody huge, you can get an electric scooter and ride down the huge long tunnels which sprawl for miles, all lined with bunk beds on one side. Majority still have power and all that jazz. Some were for the public, and some where for those who would pay a hefty price to get a seat in these so the bunker was a lot nicer inside (also larger), example being drakelow tunnels.

@@ChronicExe Thank you for sharing this information. I hope something from the past will always remain as it existed back then, to remember what those intrepid citizens endured during the Blitz. Those bunkers are far more than just the sum of their parts. Their spirit is a part of it... it's still down there and should be cherished. Thanks again

Dowding organized, honestly, the pinnacle Air Defense command and control system then devised. While radar seems to take most of the credit due to the novelty, it functioned primarily as Early warning system. Once in-land, the 30,000 civilian spotters in the Observer Corps offered the primary tracking information that guided the defense of a raid. It was expertly designed and executed, from early warning to during to post-raid. Not one detail overlooked. From the maintenance guys to the often completely overlooked Balloon Command.

The only disaster bigger than that was when the Luftwaffe destroyed the factory that made the Short Sterling-one of the most beautiful aircraft in the skies-in Coventry.

KMS Bismarck would like a word.

@@DontAttme WHat

@@DontAttme that was fairy swordfish

@@tankythemagnorite9855 point is most people deemed planes like those subpar until times like then. It was the same way to this day even with Hurricanes.

Good old Nobby! I hear he survived the war and started a jazz band in Hamburg. And still managed to pop over in the season to play first slip for Surrey.

Lol yeah that just about summed up the british in them days

Watch out for that cake or you won't fit in your Spitfire

The north London judge deducts two crumpets for your failure to use the phrase "spot of bother."

The sad thing though. There probably wasn't any cake on returning due to rationing. Probably a nice cup of tea though.

Lucky Lucky Craig. How are things down there? Is it as swamped with migrants as the MSM portray?

Thanks mate, i look forward to bringing you all more :)

@MichaelKingsfordGray who... cares...

@MichaelKingsfordGray sentiment trumps pedantic comments

@ENGBriseB never were truer words spoken. There was slaughter on both sides but in the end Hitler cancelled Operation Sealion and the UK got breathing space.

Thanks! What do you mean by no opening screen?

@@TheOperationsRoom No opening credit to explain what channel etc .. right into the info and story .. I've never minded a page display for credit (well deserved) .. but a 10 min explaination and request for likes and subs gets annoying very quickly. Seeing someone just dropping into todays story is welcome and gratifying

I get you, it is annoying! Likes and comments do help with the youtube algorithm choosing the video for promotion, but i agree that spending the first and last minutes in the video asking for it is tedious. I think a pinned comment is sufficient.

Well, apart from the statement pertaining to an "unjust attacker", you may now realise why the Luftwaffe fighter pilots very courageously defended their own home country during the allied bombing offensives. They were also attempting to defend the cities, towns and villages where their families lived from total destruction.

@@SNP-1999 very true and based . the germans wanted a peace with honor with britain. total war is not european, it is not traditional, if the first world war was settled peacefully there would never have been a second

@@memberberry5898 the Germans didn't want a honourable peace with Britian? The Nazis were expansionist and had agreed not to attack Poland which they attacked and agreed only to take the Suddetnland of Czechslavia which they didn't and agreed to not take any more land which they did. So even if Hitler wanted peace there was no evidence he would stick to the terms of it so nobody would make peace. As well as the first world war was settled peacefully that's how it ended with a peace conference where the central powers agreed to the demands of the entente and surrended.

@@SNP-1999 You really just put quotation marks on "unjust attacker" for Nazi Germany lmao. Idiot.

"Unjust attacker"? What a meaningless phrase in war.

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You may be certain that, under enormous daily pressure, the last thing the pilots, crews and ground crews were thinking about was the future of the world.

@@MarsFKA yeah there were probably just thinking about if they were going to survive the next 5 minutes

Let's not exaggerate Lukas. The 'whole future of the world' was hardly focused on them. And in NO WAY am I diminishing ANYTHING these unbelievably brave people accomplished. But come on now

@@donarthiazi2443 I agree, even if the British Isles fell, the Canadians, Aussies, Indians, and the Africans and even the Arabs would continue the fight and after a while the U.S aswell.

Your granddad is a damn hero. How young was he?

@@stevenluitjens1348 He passed away in 2019, aged 99.

@@teto85 god bless

What did he fly? What did he do after the battle of Britain?.. thanks

@@roybennett9284 He flew Hurricanes, Mosquitos and Tempests and Typhoons.

@MichaelKingsfordGray Pilots are not

I can understand this. But for me the sailors in the merchant ships young boys and old men the rest went into the Navies are my biggest Heroes . Moving in convoys no lights showing no way to fight back. Nearly 10,000 Canadian sailors died between 1939 to 1945

It’s a lie the British lost the air war! America saved them cmon guy

@@garyseeseverything8615 Well the RAF drove the Germans back,America turned up to spank their rears........

@@thelogician3845 p51 was designed by a German including radar. Atomic bomb was German. The Spitfire was created in image of the bf109 Germany had the worlds first modern fighter plane. RAF lost the Battle of Britain when they went begging the world for help, cmon why was Canada and Austrialia even flying spitfires over the English Channel? Spitfire was a cheap plane and the Brits desperately used American 100 octanes to compete against bf109 which used 87 octanes. Spitfire were so backward technologically it didn’t have fuel injection, wing slats, nose cannons, the sad thing had the fuel tank in front of the pilot. America and Britain had the lowest saddest aces something like 30kills vs Germans 300 plus! Twiddle your thumbs and marvel

@@garyseeseverything8615 not sure if your using nonsense to provoke an argument or that your just miss informed. Please clarify

@@AdamMGTF www.aerosociety.com/media/4843/the-spitfire-wing-planform-a-suggestion.pdf the spitfire wing was German design basically British stole it from Germany and passed it off as their own

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@@Fazer_600 These clearly aren't topography - topography details elevation and the shape of landforms. The map included in the video details urban areas.

Done it! Someone from the WW2 subreddit recommended you. Great content.

Just found your channel, love it. Thanks

@The Operations Room I’m a massive BoB fan, built models of all the planes, own four books called “Battle of Britain”, saw the iconic movie in a theatre in 1968 AND own the DVD, did a school project on it in high school, read Bader’s & Sanford Tuck’s biographies, etc., etc., etc. .... BUT “It was the defining battle of the Second World War”??? WOW, The British are full of themselves!!!!

Should be shown in schools these videos - bring history to life - fascinating to watch

Thank you so much :)

Thanks Andy. More is coming early May

@@TheOperationsRoom I'll be waiting!

It’s good to hear this from another person, my grandad was involved in the ‘cable and parachute system’ after he was grounded by the RAF due to injuries he sustained as a navigator, he never spoke about it much, but was based on the south coast watching for planes trying to fly in under the radar.

The navigator who landed the damaged Dornier was the only pilot who recieved a medal (the knights cross) for his actions during the 18th august

Very kind, thanks

Appreciate it mate

Through my regular job, I actually was aware they are named "Treble One", but I was always given the impression it was a "only we're allowed to call them that, not you" kinda deal with those who serve in it. I wish i had used that now - "one hundred and eleven squadron" is such a tongue twister

I would humbly suggest that Hugh Dowding is quite possibly the most significant strategist of WW2, that few people have ever heard of. Had Douglas Bader had his way, the big wings would still be forming over Newcastle, today.

I entirely agree that Dowding & Park were shamefully treated. ...... However, while the 'Big Wing' was slow to form, and did have serious teething problems, on occasions it was very effective. ...... I believe it is on record that Luftwaffe pilots were heard to say that they had been told that Fighter Command was on it's last legs, and then 60 fighters appear - in ONE HUGE formation. ...... The effect on the Luftwaffe's psychology was far greater than the Big Wing's tally of kills, and should not be underestimated. ...... So I am of the view that BOTH 11 & 12 Groups served their purpose, and the either-or arguments of which was best is irrelevant. ...... 11 Group was up at the sharp end, with little time to get things organised. ...... 12 Group was more central, had more time, and experimented. ...... Different locations do tend to produce different answers to similar challenges. ...... It is true that Leigh-Mallory and Bader were difficult characters! / Following the 1940 theme .. My late Mother was 19 in 1940, and her family farmed in south Devon. .... On leave from FANY / WTS, she was helping out with the harvest, when a low flying Me 109 flew by, cockpit open, and the pilot waved to her! Although I was a boy very interested in military history, that was all she ever said of her war. ...... After her death, my sister found silk escape maps. ...... They must have meant something to my Mother to prevent her giving them to myself as a gift ( as she did with her FANY badges ). After her death, I began to think about the country houses across southern England that she dragged me to as a teenager, and her knowledge of the Beaulieu area. ....... Intuitively I was thinking 'French Section SOE', while also thinking maybe this is 2+2 = 47. ....... Obtaining her ( scanty ) records from FANY HQ, I found she was headhunted and promoted in 1944 by the former French Section Second in Command, Major Lewis Gielgud ( brother of actor ) - suggesting they knew each other previously. ...... On the face of it, Gielgud moved from SOE to the Red Cross, but why would he need a FANY assistant with the rank of Ensign? ...... I rather wonder if they were looking for lost agents, or some other secret task, as my Mother kept her mouth shut - for life! Her grandfather and great-grandfather were high-powered Cornish bankers, and she was denied any higher level education, barring a Swiss finishing school, yet she ran a country estate from just after WW2 with great talent and success. ....... While she had business brains in her bloodline, I suspect she was doing things during the war that gave her a razor sharp mind.

" Both Park and Dowding shamefully treated by Churchill after the battle was over. " Long shorty short : During WW I , Trenchard sent Dowding home . In the inter war years , Trenchard and Salmond based their careers on "The Bomber Must Always Get Through " . During the BoB , Beaverbrook , Trenchard and Salmond pushed Chief Air Marshall Newall into an early retirement ( he became GG of NZ ) and replaced him with their protege Portal . This blocked Dowding from being promoted to this position . Sinclair was being influenced by Douglas Soto and they wanted Dowding out. Churchill's scientific adviser , Lindermann , wanted a bomber campaign . Churchill was a huge supporter of Dowding , so when Sinclair recommended Dowding be replaced Churchill "blew him out of the room . " However , there was an over all consensus to run a bomber campaign , based on WW I and Dowding's approach , I doubt Dowding would have gone along with the ineffectiveness and losses . So I suspect Churchill went along with the Air Ministry and the consensus to run a bomber campaign. When Churchill tried to get Dowding appointed to other positions , it was a diplomatic disaster , or the Air Ministry blocked the appointment . Bit of a shame because IMO Dowding 's methodical approach would have been brilliant in many other areas . Park of course went to Malta - he is one of the greatest aviation commanders ever - but a bit of stain on his career in the way he treated RAF ground crews in Asian after the war ended . .

Awesome, thank you!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Being shot down over enemy territory is always a lottery. Aircrew shot down could get lynched by locals - if they survive being shot down in the first place. Very brave

Felice Graziano But German aircrews were never “lynched”. That went for other captured P.O.W’s. My Mother was a little girl on a farm and they were assigned a number of Italian prisoners to work on the farm. They slept in the barn and eat with the family. My Mother rememberers them as being fun and so grateful for being out of the war.

akjohnny My point is that in the U.K. The were not lynched.

@MichaelKingsfordGray uhhhh ok

And a hurricane took out 5 German aircraft in a single engagement to become the first ace in a flight

Agree on price. Also recommend voices in the air. Not sure of author without checking my shelf. But a fantastic collection of first hand accounts

The Hardest Day is a fantastic book.

Thank you!

Thanks, more to come!

Please watch some of drachinifel. His knowledge of naval history is a pleasure to listen to.

And some fine bombing by the German forces. We can only hope mankind remembers the foolishness' of this age of conflict. That old men send young capable humans to kill each other is unconscionable.

im sure the Luftwaffe did the same when the allies came for Berlin, nothing evil about countrymen defending their home.

The British lost the air war! America bailed them out cmon guy

@@garyseeseverything8615 I don't think it was only America bailing them out. It is very difficult to sustain an air war over enemy ground when your pilots are being captured or drown in the ocean every time they get shot down, while the enemy pilots can be shot down and in another plane within a couple of days. The Battle of Britain was won in part through the attrition of the Luftwaffe imo.

@@garyseeseverything8615 How so?

You might call it spirit. I'd call it bloody good organisation. The battle was ultimately won by the men in the air but also by the folks on the ground, in particular Hugh Dowding and his crew.

Damnit, remember when politicians used to be able to speak coherently?

As much as i'd love for that to be true, spirit had little to do with it. Production numbers and completely inadequate german planning was what made Germany lose the battle of Britain before it had even begun. Also, the battle itself isn't as significant as people often say. Even if Germany had won it, the invasion of Britain would have been doomed to fail from the get go. With the home fleet guarding thr british coast, getting an army large enough to conquer Britain across the channel is next to impossible, and we haven't even started talking logistics and supply lines. At no point in the war, the germans ever had the slightest chance of conquering the UK. It just was outside their capabilities.

@@theincrediblefox agreed! Ill conceived, the Royal Navy would have prevented a cross channel invasion, but nevertheless it was a victory.

@@seang3019 Aye. It could be argued, that if the Germans achieved temporary air superiority, the could've deployed paratroopers into Britain, or land a small armored force before the home fleet can react, but there is just no way they could establish a permanent connection, so no supplies or logistics, wich means that spearhead force would be doomed to lose by attrition within weeks if not days.

Rule Britannia! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

I felt as patriotic as you did during the whole thing. But wait. I'm a Frenchman. The Operations Room made me cheer for the UK, that's how awesome his videos are.

So do I but please don't forget our brave Polish, Czech, French, Commonwealth comrades who represented 20% RAF pilots during the BoB

@@Bapih it's the calm delivery of a ruthlessly efficient response during a daunting situation. A quality that seems sadly lacking in these over-sensationalised times. Je te salue mon ami

without all the foreign pilots, Poles, Czechs, the French, Britain would have lost, shove your false patriotism somewhere..

Wow, thank you!