The importance of the weather 3hust be considered it. all its bearings The mere fact that i is a fine day or clear night in one particular place does nót guarantee good operations! Weather elsewhere. Britain and Europe generally experienced a great cal of snow during the winter. to-gertier with severe gates. In addition fo these local conditions over either tie aercdrónés or targets concerned created an enforced lull.
The weather, and not policy, deter mined the respite. It was not a recurrence of the lull which presaged the German drives on Paris. It did not hide the details of the preparations of a new and terrific offensive although it undoubtedly hid the waslge in craft and cre The German air force suffered heavy casualties as a result of the weather, and greater caution was exercised During the bad weather. also. a number of German units were sent back to the Reich for overhaul and, perhaps, rearmouring, including the fitting of armour plates for the protection of pilots. The lull was a tine to "make and mend," rather than a strategic prepcraticn.
So much for the winter months.
In making their spring and summer piens it must be known that the German commanders have above 1. to consider the failure of the day bomber.
In August and September, 1939, the German Luftwaffe had great success against countries without organized air defences and adequate fighter forces. An inmense air superiority was speedily established in Poland. Fighter opposition was quickly overcome. The Germans had the air to themselves and day bombers met with little opposition.
The same thing happened in France, although the achievement was more dificult, France had larger forces then Poland and Britian had a fighter force there which fought itself to a standstill. Yet numerical superiority and weight of material finally achieved supremacy in the air.
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