THE BATTLE BEGINS

Even before any decision had been taken to undertake an invasion of Britain, German air and naval forces had already begun operations against British trade and shipping. The German navy’s commander-in-chief, Grand Admiral Raeder, favoured a blockade of British trade by sea and air attacks which would cripple Britain’s capacity to supply its armed forces and feed the population. The idea of blockading Britain was approved by Hitler and it remained an important element in German strategy throughout the period of the Battle of Britain and the subsequent Blitz. Between June 1940 and the end of the year, more than three million tons of merchant shipping was sunk, of which around 350,000 tons was accounted for by air attack. The quantity of goods imported into Britain fell by one-fifth during…

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