How the plan of daylight con-frustrated and the enemy During the phase of daylight raids, they killed 1,700 persons, nearly all civilians, ud. seriously wounded 8,360 people, JAt night, 12581 persons were killed and 16965 injured, but at the end of the 84 days (compared with the 37 days the Germans took to overrun the Netherlands, Belgium and France) they had not only failed to destroy the fighter squadrons of the Royal ur Force (which actually was stronger at the end of the battle than at the beginning), but their failure meant the defeat of the formidable Luftwaffe and of a carefully designed strategic plan on which Hitler had set his mind—the invasion of Britain, The Luftwaffe Dr, Joseph Goebbels Propaganda Minister) said on the eve of the battle, had "prepared for the final conquest of the last enemy—i" did its utmost and paid very heavily for the attempt, In those 84 days, aircraft were di This figure takes no account those destroyed at night time on those seen by thousands staggering back to their bases. This however, was not achieved without cost, and it is now, announced that the Royal Air Force lost 375 pilots killed and 358 wounded during the same period.
Reuter, IST
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