The Battle of Britain Was The First Defeat For The German Luftwaffe.

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ok, let´s not use the terms victory or defeat or draw. germanys goal was to force gb to the negotiation table or destroy gb air force to the point, that an invasion can be considered. since neither of those two goals were achieved, i call that a big failure at least. whereas england reached their goal, preventing air superiorty of lw, which i´d call a success.

though i can understand, why u say it´s a draw stern, with the reasons you have given, i on the other hand think it is still a defeat. yes they delayed their plans and moved onto another frontline, but on the other hand, would they have done the same, if "Operation Seelöwe" were successful? what if hitler used this failure as an excuse, not to lose his face? yes, it is highly speculative, but we didn´t live at that time, we only know, what historians found. but even a historian doesn´t know, what went on in the individuals head. we are talking about the us, germany, france and so forth, but we are not taking into consideration the personality of their leaders.

so long uri

PS: sorry, but since english is not my native tongue, my ideas and opinions are not as eloquently put as they should have been.