Germany did not lose the Battle of Britain

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Originally Posted by jsg72

BoB. Surely was. The biggest turning point in WW2.

In a way it was but not directly. BoB got downprioritized by Germany prior to the Soviet campaign. Before you say " Yes it was, BoB turned the war!!", look into the amount of resources Germany sent to the Eastern front and how much of that was lost. No German soldier ever sat foot on British soil. They lost some aircrafts and pilots but an airforce is roughly just 1/3 of a fully operating war force, and they also put more aircrafts and pilots in to invade Soviet. The winning tactic of the Reich was using Luftwaffe as support, not a spearhead.

If I were to say which was the earliest most decisive factor which brought Germany and Luftwaffe to a halt, I'd have to say the Russian winter 1941-1942.